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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2024-02-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001776b.htm person Parkinson Wilfred Charles AACR2 8 May 1884 3 November 1964 Place of Birth Greenwich, England Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Magnetic observer Wilfred 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. 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 1921 Career position - Officer-in-charge at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory 1930 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 Watheroo Magnetic Observatory (1919 - 1957)

Assistant, 1919 - 1921; Observer-in-Charge 1921, 1930 - 1933 - 1936, 1939 - 1946

 Parkinson, Wilfred Charles (1884-1964)

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 'Parkinson, Wilfred Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Parkinson, Wilfred Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Parkinson, Wilfred Charles Parkinson, Wilfred Charles Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Book Section: Some memories of Watheroo Magnetic Observatory Parkinson, W. C. Some memories of Watheroo Magnetic Observatory Washington, D.C. American Geophysical Union 1994 The Earth, the heavens and the Carnegie Institution of Washington Good, Gregory A. 161-4 Edited Book: Eclipse chasers Lomb, Nick; and Stevenson, Toner Eclipse chasers Clayton South, Vic CSIRO Publishing 2023