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Biographical entry Parkinson, Wilfred Charles (1884 - 1964)
- Born
- 8 May 1884
Greenwich, England - Died
- 3 November 1964
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Magnetic observer
Summary
Wilfred Charles Parkinson is author of over forty articles on magnetic phenomena. He was a magnetic observer at the Carnegie Institute from 1913 to 1951 and also worked at the Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia, and in Brazil, Scotland and England.
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Events
- 1901 - 1908
- Career position - Computer at the Greenwich Observatory, UK
- 1908 - 1913
- Career position - Assistant at the Eskdalemuir Observatory in Scotland
- 1913 - 1951
- Career position - Magnetic Observer with the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA
- 1919 - 1921
- Career position - Assistant at the Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia
- 1921
- Career position - Officer-in-charge at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory
- 1930 - 1933
- Career position - Officer-in-charge at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory
- 1934 - 1936
- Career position - Officer-in-charge at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory
- 1939 - 1946
- Career position - Officer-in-charge at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory
- 1952 - 1953
- Career position - UNESCO consultant at the Tatuoca Magnetic Observatory in Brazil
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Parkinson, Wilfred Charles', 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/P001776p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Parkinson, Wilfred Charles', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475431. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 29 August 2005
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