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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-03-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001525b.htm person Pollock James Arthur FRS AACR2 17 November 1865 24 May 1922 Place of Birth Douglas, Cork, Ireland Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physicist James Pollock was appointed second astronomical assistant to the New South Wales Government Astronomer in 1886. He graduated BSc at the University of Sydney in 1889 and was appointed demonstrator under Richard Threlfall. In 1899 Pollock was appointed Professor of Physics. He was noted for his research on optics, Hertzian (electromagnetic) waves and atmospheric ions. The Pollock Memorial Lecture has been awarded since 1949 by the Royal Society of New South Wales to Australian and international physicists eminent in their fields. 1886 1889 Career position - Second astronomical assistant, Sydney Observatory 1887 1922 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 1889 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1890 1899 Career position - Demonstrator in Physics, University of Sydney 1899 1922 Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Sydney 1906 1906 Award - DSc, University of Sydney 1909 1909 Career position - President, Section A (Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1909 1911 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales 1911 1922 Career position - Honorary Secretary, Royal Society of New South Wales 1914 1914 Career position - Local Secretary for Sydney, Section A (Mathematical and Physical Science), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1916 1922 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1919 1922 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Physics), Australian National Research Committee 1921 1922 Career position - Executive Committee, Australian National Research Council Leverrier, Francis Hewitt (Frank) (1863 - 1940) Vonwiller, Oscar Ulrich (1882 - 1972) Threlfall, Richard (1861 - 1932) Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Honorary Secretary 1911 - 1922

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 - ; President, Section A (Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics) 1909

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Physics 1899 - 1922

 Sydney Observatory, Colony and State of New South Wales (1858 - )

Second astronomical assistant 1896 - 1899

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Physics) 1919 - 1922; Executive Committee 1921 - 1922

 British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting (1914)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section A (Mathematical and Physical Science) 1914

 Pollock Award and Lectureship in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Royal Society of New South Wales (1949 - )

The Royal Society of New South Wales has awarded the Lecture (later Award) since 1949

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 'Pollock, James Arthur', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pollock, James Arthur Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On Measurements of the Resistance of Imperfectly Purified Sulphur Threlfall, Richard and Pollock, Arthur (sic, James Arthur) On Measurements of the Resistance of Imperfectly Purified Sulphur 1889 The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science 28 469-473 Resource Section: Pollock, James Arthur Pollock, James Arthur Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Book: Practical physics: intended primarily for first year students in the University of Sydney Pollock, J. A. and Vonwiller, O. U. Practical physics: intended primarily for first year students in the University of Sydney 2nd Sydney Angus & Robertson 1918 Journal Article: Note on a hollow lightning conductor crushed by the discharge Pollock, J. A.; Barraclough, S. H. E. Note on a hollow lightning conductor crushed by the discharge 1905 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 39 131-138 Journal Article: On the Clark Cell as a source of small standard currents, and on a galvanometer for the Prince Alfred Hospital. [Abstract] Threlfall, Richard; Pollock, Arthur On the Clark Cell as a source of small standard currents, and on a galvanometer for the Prince Alfred Hospital. [Abstract] Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1 110-112 Journal Article: Obituary notices of Fellows deceased Obituary notices of Fellows deceased 1923 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series A 104 728 i-xxviii Journal Article: Prof. J. A. Pollock, F.R.S. Anon Prof. J. A. Pollock, F.R.S. 1922 Nature 110 359-61 Journal Article: A huge lightning strike, and the discovery of the pinch effect James, Brian A huge lightning strike, and the discovery of the pinch effect 2007 Australian physics 44 1 9-10,30 Book Section: Leverrier, Francis Hewitt (Frank) (1863 - 1940), barrister Rutledge, Martha Leverrier, Francis Hewitt (Frank) (1863 - 1940), barrister Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 80-81 Journal Article: Presidential address Süssmilch, C. A. Presidential address 1924 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 57 1-53 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949