Biographical entry Pollock, James Arthur (1865 - 1922)

Summary

James Arthur Pollock was appointed second astronomical assistant to the New South Wales Government Astronomer in 1886. He graduated BSc at the University of Sydney in 1890 and was appointed demonstrator under Threlfall. In 1899 he was appointed Professor of Physics.

Published resources

Book Sections

• McCaughan, J. B. T., 'Pollock, James Arthur (1865-1922), Physicist', in Geoffrey Serle (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 11, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 253-254. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110259b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Threlfall, Richard and Pollock, Arthur (sic, James Arthur), 'On Measurements of the Resistance of Imperfectly Purified Sulphur', The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, vol. 28, 1889, pp. 469-473. Details

Online Resources

• 'Pollock, James Arthur', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001525p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Pollock, James Arthur', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467535. Details