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Series I: Books and manuscriptsAlex Harvey collection on crank theories, 1929-1999.
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Harvey, A. L. (Alexander Louis),
Size of collection
0.75 linear feet
1 manuscript box,
1 half manuscript box
Short description of collection
Material collected by Alex Harvey as "crank theories."
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR2008831
Biographical Note
Physicist; professor at Queens College, NY, 1962- .
Scope and Contents of Collection
Books and other print material collected by Alex Harvey as "crank theories." Most items discuss theories related to relativity or gravitation.
Restrictions on Use and Access
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
Selected Search Terms
These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Harvey, A. L. (Alexander Louis), 1917-
Subject terms
Eccentrics and eccentricities.
Gravitation.
Relativity.
Theoretical physics.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into a single series:
- Series I: Books and manuscripts
This series is arranged chronologically.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of Alex Harvey, 2000.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Melanie J. Brown in 2008.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Alex Harvey collection on crank theories. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Alex Harvey collection on crank theories, 1929-1999
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2009
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2008. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Books and manuscripts
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | The first set of papers of microgravity, by Rameish Kumar Agrawaal, undated |
| Folder 2 | The principle of variational homogeneity, by Jose Alvarez Lopez, 1957 |
| Folder 3 | The velocity of light and the age of the universe, by Barry Setterfield, 1982 |
| Folder 4 | Elementary antigravity, by Frank Znidarsic, 1989 |
| Folder 5 | The theory of relativity 2: how to build a time machine, by Joseph Bonkowski, 1989 |
| Folder 6 | Experiment and logic: the science of interpretational physics, by Dante S. Cusi, 1990 |
| Folder 7 | Lectures in relativity and gravitation: a modern look, by A. Logunov, 1991 |
| Folder 8 | Causality, electromagnetic induction, and gravitation, by Oleg D. Jefimenko, 1992 |
| Folder 9 | Theoria primarius, by James H. Wiborg, 1992 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Invariance of light speed: reality or fiction?, by Joseph Levy, 1992 |
| Folder 2 | The push of gravity, George Michlo, 1993 |
| Folder 3 | The creation of the universe in eight days, by James Carter, 1993 |
| Folder 4 | The road to oneself: search for energetic content in A. Einstein’s heritage, by Yur Loz (Lidyn), 1994 |
| Folder 5 | How I control gravitation, from Science and Invention, August 1929, 1999 |