_ THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS Report on the papers of PROFESSOR HENRY T. FLINT (1890-1971) Physicist deposited in the Archives of the University of London Archives Centre ‘(CSAC 27/4/75) y Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, ~ THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS Reproduced for the Contemporary Scientific ; No. 75/31 London WC2A 1HP t7/> All rights reserved CSAC 27/4/75 THE ROYAL SOCIETY THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS Committee on Scientific and Technological Reconvds CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC ARCHIVES CENTRE Papers of PROFESSOR HENRY T. FLINT (1890 ~ 1971) 1975 and in the Imperial War Museum, London Deposited in the Archives of the University of London Harriot Weiskittel Listed by: Jeannine Alton H.T.F. C.S.A0C. 27/4/75 Description of the collection The papers were received from Mrs. Ruth Flint; some personal i i pap papers and correspondence remain in family hands. The collection covers almost the whole of Professor Flint's life and career. deposited in the Department of Documents, Imperial War Museum, London, Ref. 74/123/1 Documents relating to his War Service 1915 - 1918 are see Section H, 12). p. The help of Dame Marjorie Williamson and Dr. V.I. Little in identifying and dating some of the notebooks is gratefully acknowledged. Unless otherwise stated, all documents are manuscript; titles and descriptions in inverted commas are those on the manuscripts. Summary of the career of Professor Flint 18 b. 1890 1912 1915 — 1919 1920 1920 — 26 1925 M.Sc., University of Birmingham Royal Garrison Artillery Assistant Lecturer in Physics, Cardiff University Lecturer, Reading University College Lecturer, King's College, University of London D.Sc., University of London 1930 1930 = 33 married Ruth Lieck 1926 — 44 1928 Honorary Fellow, King's College Reader in Physics, King's College 1933 1944 - 56 D.M.ReE. (Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology) Cambridge Professor of Physics (Hildred Carlisle Chair), Redford College, University of London LeR.C.P. (Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians) and M.R.C.S. (Member of the Royal College of Surgeons) Clinical Assistant in Radiology Department, Westminister Hospital (later — Consultant Physicist +o Westminister Hospital and King's College Hospital) Index of principal correspondents Lectures, addresses, working papers Location of other material Contents of the handlist Ae Bs C. Dé Ee F. Ge Correspondence Biographical Publications Examining Notebooks Committees 1956 Le H.T.F. C.S.A.C. 27/4/75 . Biographical Miscellaneous printed obituaries and tributes — Bulletin, Hospital Physicists Association by Professor L.F. Bates, F.R.S., and Professor G. Stead; British Journal of Radiology, 45, p.156, by 'J.P.N.*; Appreciation by Professor 5S. Tolansky, F.R.S., at meeting of Board of Studies in Physics, December 13 Memorial address, St. Mary's Church, Pillerton Hersey, 24 November 1971 List of publications, November 1944 Certificate of Ph.D. in the Faculty of Science, University of London, 25 January 1925 Certificate of registration, L.R.C.P. Application for chair of Physics at Birkbeck College, University of London: ms. draft of Flint's letter of application, curriculum vitae, list of publications, list of referees. by Professor 0.W. Richardson dated 28 January 1933 2=page ms. draft of testimonial Miscellaneous ‘brain teasers and mathematical problems collected by Flint B. Notebooks Papers relating to Flint's visit to Makerere College, the University College of East Africa,to advise the Senate Committee on Higher Education in the Colonies on their physics courses and the Intermediate Science Examinations: correspondence, ms. notes and typescript of report to Committee, miscellaneous printed matter re the College Official opening of Nigerian College of Arts, Sciences and Technology: programme, photographs and invitations Those documents relating to Flint's service in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War have been deposited in the Department of Documents, Imperial War Museum, London. inserted) 'Conics' (with note added later by Flint 'Wyggeston Boys! School, Leicester, 1908. Mathematics Master, H.E. Atkins!) ‘Practical physics' (with loose notes and geological maps See page 12for a descriptive list. Be1 - B.5 School Notebooks 01904 — 08 Bel B.2 ee) Be4 1904. ~ 05 1908 'French'* ‘Scripture "french! B.5 . Hee CiSvA.Cy 27/4/75 3e B.6 —~ B.26 University notebooks (the date given is that of the first lecture B.6 Be7 B.8 BY "Statics. Applied Mathematics. Course I? in the course) 'Pure Maths. Course II* hee Mathematics. Course II' ‘Hydrostatics. Applied Mathematics. Course I* "Pure Maths. Course II' October 1909 October 1909 December 1909 April 1910 April 1910 "Applied Mathematics. Course IIt (with loose notes inserted) October 1910 ‘Physics. Pure Science. Course III' inserted) (with loose notes _ October 1910 ‘Pure Mathematics. Course III' (index given on page 1) May 1911 October 1911 'Theory of potential? ‘Theory of potential (2). homogeneous co-ordinates? Some theorems on curves = December 1911 'The theory of functions' right are from Dr. Heath's notebook. added at later times from various sources.*) (with note 'The notes on the The left have been January 1912 "Convergence! (with same note as in item B.16) January 1912 "Functions! 'Ricatti'ts equation! 'The theory of functions of two variables? 'Fourier's Series* ‘Spherical geometry and trigonometry' September 1912 February 1912 April 1972 September 1912 'De Moivre's Theorem and some deductions from it? loose notes and examination questions inserted) ‘Total and partial differential equations! (with ‘Pure Mathematics. Notes of lectures +o Course III. Conic Sections! Jamiary 1922 Notes on articles (by Planck, Hertz, de Donder, Pauli and others) Notes on articles and books read (partial index on cover of notebook) "Legendre coefficients, II and Spherical harmonics' October 1912 January 1913 October 1913 February 1915 ce. 1919 — 22 ‘Lecture notes on the theory of relativity’ March 1914 March 1921, 1927 H.T.F. C.S.A.C. 27/4/75 4. B.30 ‘Generalized dynamics. (notes for lectures) The quantum theory of Spectra'* January 1923 B.31 'The kinetic theory of gases. Conduction of heat' December 192 B.32 ‘Practical organic chemistry! (notes for lectures) Janua 1924 Be3S3 ‘Lectures of general dynamics' to post—graduate students on the development October 1926 B.34 ‘Lectures to 2nd and 3rd year Honours physics students? October 1927 Be35 Be36 Beat B.38 B.39 Notes on 'the association of a surface with the track of a particle in space-time*. Notes on various articles read. c.1931 ‘Notes for first lecture'; chronological list of subjects of of lectures (1937-38): drafts for some lectures 1935 — 38 'Notes on statistical mechanics. theory of relativity' Notes on the special November 1936 Copies of examination papers for external students, University 1934 — 36 of London,pasted in notebook with miscellaneous notes by Flint VIntermediate examinations 1937 July ': copies of examination papers for external students pasted in notebook. page carries a note by Flint of the examiners for each paper. The first 1937 ~ 38 Lecture notes on heat 'Lectures on the Subject of Soundt 1939 -— 48 1939 = 40 ‘Notes on cylindrical coordinates't 'Thermodynamics. Advanced course? 1938 Lecture notes with draft of 'The kinetic theory April 1933 tRadiation' of gases* added in August 1947 Various ideas for research etc. especially on Meson field 1935 = 38 Notes and drafts on 'The Anomalous Zeeman Effect! and ‘Statistical Theories!’ line theory).! Conduction in Parallel Wires. Electromagnetic theory of absorbing media. Conduction in parallel wires with discontinuous dielectric. | Theory of coaxial cable (field theory compared with usual 'The theory of the propagation of electromagnetic waves along hollow metal cylinders and wires's: draft with notes of bibliographical references Wartime lectures on radio "1. 2. 3. 4. 6.1939 1940 ce1940 6.1940 ce1940 — 44 Lecture hotes on electromagnetism HoT.F. C.S.A.C. 27/4/75 Je Be a 2 O "lecture notes on general physics for advanced students! August 1945 'Matrix geometry. equations in nuclear fields and a more general Dirac equation 75° Theory of the co-efficients. Vector 'Five dimensional geometry' 'The theory of relativity and the quantum theory' 'Field theory of particles without spin' 1945 =- 55 1945 - 55 ce 1950 c. 1947 Lecture notes on thermodynamics and on heat radiation September 1951 'The first order equation of the quantum theory (the title of the first entry; see complete list of contents on first page ) 1951 — 52 Notes on Dirac's Theory of NaueatiG Poles (1948) Ceo 1950—53 tHuygen's principlet (first entry in set of lecture notes) Notes for undergraduate lectures on heat Ted's Neds 'The formal grounds of the theory of relativity’: notes on Einstein's 1914 papers ‘Reflection of e.m. waves at a boundary separating two media with condirection' (with loose notes on quantum statistics inserted) Lectures on ‘the principles of dynamics! oe tAtomic Moments. 4—dim. unitary theory. notes on matrix notation' Lecture notes: tradioactivity', ‘theory of perturbations* etc. with notes on practical problem exercises Notes on 'Adiatyatic invariants of the quantum theory (by P. Ehnrenfest, 1916) September 1923 'Practical zoology': anatomical drawings and notes (with loose notes inserted); back of book contains notes on organic chemistry Lecture notes *A theory of the electron' etc. Lecture notes 'Simple-coordinate transformations’! etc. Lecture notes Lecture notes ‘'gyroscope', 'Cyclotron' etc. Notes on tTheory of dielectrics? Nee Nee ned. Nee HDF. CSAC. 27/4/75 Be72 Notes on X-ray treatment, bone diseases, tuberculosis. Notebook also contains notes on the quantum theory and draft of an introduction beginning 'The attempt to unite the first order equations of the quantum theory with the theory of relativity. . ‘Matrix analysis and geometry’ and 'A metrical theory and matrices! .* and misc. notes entitled Notes on radiation treatments (see index in book) Notes on 'T.B., spleen, ovaries, ringworm, menstruation! Jamuary 1935 ned. Node Notes of lectures given in Ghana Notebook of lectures ‘Nuclear models* Lectures, addresses, working papers. Some of the following are complete manuscripts for invitation lectures or addresses; others are shorter notes, perhaps for university lectures. Very few are dated and many are untitled. C.1 C.2 University of London Examination answer book. e i - . y ", "Uncertainty in Physics’. On the Electrodynamic Scalar & Vector Potential’. University College of South Wales Examination answer book: notes on transformation of equations. Envelope, ‘Intermediate Lecture Notes': misc. lectures on Physics, some dated 1937. King's College London Examination answer book, ‘The Screening of Components of A.C.Circuits', ‘Application of Fourier's theorem to. the determination of frequency’. magnetic Theory of a Polarizable Medium’, ‘Distant Parallelism & Matrix Representations employed on the Quantum Theory. : 'The Analogy between the Field Theory of the Nucleus and the Electro- 'The Analogy between the Electron & the Proton', 'Colour'. 'Hering's Theory of Colour Vision’. H.T.F. CeSohace Oar ib C.12 C.13 C.14 C.15 C.16 C.17 C.18 'The effect of a discontinuity in the dielectric surrounding Lecher wires'. "Ultimate measurements of space & time in Physics*. 'Particles and Waves’. March Untitled (on the laws of Physics) Untitled (on the laws of Physics) "Particles" "Difficulties concerning the Theory of the Electron! 37pp. Nov. 29th 1954. C.19 Address on the Centenary of the birth of Max Planck. C.20 C.21 'Bubbles and Drops', lecture—demonstration for children. Script of broadcast on University of London and University College of West Indies. C.22 —~ C.25 Manuscript & 3 lectures on the Chemical Elements. C.26 C.27 C.28 C.29 C.30 C.31 C.32 C.33 C.22 C.23 C.24 C.25 C.28 —~ C.30 3 lectures on Diathermy. C.26, C.27 2 lectures on Discontinuity in Physics. 52pp. Ms. notebook ‘The Chemical Elements,'lecture at King's College Maxwell Society dated 15.1.51. 'The Chemical Elements. A Limitation to their Number! Untitled lectures on elements. ‘Discontinuity in Physics', Inaugural Lecture at Bedford College, Nov. 28th 1944 Untitled lecture, perhaps for British Association. ‘Modern Ways of Applying Heat to the human body!, lecture at London School of Medicine Dec.15 1950. Ms & typescr. 'Short-—wave Diathermy't 'Physical aspects of Gamma-radiation Therapy’. 11 Feb 1937. 'The Development of Telegraphy', Bedford Collegs Maths. & Phys. Soc. Feb 23 1949 ‘Submarine Telegraphy'. Address: 'The material and the spiritual: a new review of an old problem', given at East & West City Ruridecanal Conference 3 speeches at school prize-givings, one at Quintin School,St. John's Wood, and 2 others. lecture to King's College Maxwell Society Feb.i2th 1943 C.31 — C.33 3 lectures on Telegraphy. C.34 C.35 1958 1937 H.T.F. C.S.A.C. 27/4/75 C.36 C.37 C.38 C.39 C.40 C.41 C.42 6.43 C.44 C.45 C.46 C.47 C.48 C.49 'Mechanicel Example of Coupled Oscillators’. *'Perturbation in an Assembly of Independent Systems'. ‘Theorem of Bloch’. ‘Classical Statistical Theory'. *Brownian Movement'. Specific Heat’. Note to illustrate Matrix mechanics’. fundamental Physical Constants', with related offprints & notes. *Low Pressures'. "Tre Common Emitter Amplifier’. tTransistors'. *Impedance'. 'Input Impedance of the Cathode Follower’. '6 Qualities concerned with knowledge of the structure of the universe’. notes on Spin, etc. tPossible forms of field eqns.'. C.50 6.51 5c C.53 C.54 C.55 Misc. working papers & shorter notes. tInteraction of Elementary Particles’. "Deduction of exchange forces between the neutron & proton’. Printed copies of examination papers, typescripts of notes on practical surgery. Flint's notes on medical lecture courses; answers to revision examination questions, annotated. Professor E.0.Lawrence, Professor F.L.Hopwood, Dr. A.Bouwers. 1935. Typescr. of Report for Westminster Hospital Radiotherapy Dept; tThe Neutron', typescr. with special reference to neubrons in biology & medicine; list of publications relating to biological effects of neutron (c) 1938; copies of exchange of letters between Work & corresp. on Radiotherapy 1924 — 28 1922 — 27 (c) 1930 — 38 HTP. C.S.A.C. 27/4/75 D. D.1 D.2 De3 _Committees British Medical Association Committee on Radioactive Substances: minutes, memorandum, draft of letter from / the Committee to the Secretary, Ministry of Health re | the manufacture and use of radioactive substances Royal Society Committee on Symbols: minutes, report British Committee for Radiological Units: correspondence and various proposals for reconstitution De4-—-D.13 University Grants Committee Professor Flint served as assessor of claims for scientific and technical equipment of new buildings and laboratories. D.4 D.5 D.6 D.7 D.8 General correspondence with U.G.C. Westfield College, University of London: correspondence, copy of Flint's report University of Birmingham: correspondence, report King's College, Durham University: correspondence, lists of equipment University College of Wales, Aberystwyth: correspondence, lists and costs of equipment, draft of Flint's report to U.G.C. 1959 ~ 68 1961, 1967-6 1959 ~ 62 1959 ¢ 1959 1961 ‘ 1963 1964 — 66 1964 — 67 University College of Swansea: correspondence and report Nottingham University: correspondence, schedules of equipment Sheffield University: correspondence, ms. and typescript Grafts of report University of Southampton: correspondence, ms. and typescript drafts of reports to U.G.C. Chelsea College of Science and Technology; University of Exeter; College of Advanced Technology; Birmingham: corres— pondence 1953 mse Draft of introduction and chapters I ~ VI, drawings of. figures used in book. 247+ pages. Wave Mechanics: paperback copy of 8th edition (1953) with extensive revisions and insertions Wave Mechanics: hardbound copy of pages removed for insertion in E.4 E.1 - E.3 Advanced Practical Physics for Students (with B.L. Worsnop) 6.1923 Ee Publications 1965 1965 1966 1953 Sth edition with many Ee4 Be5 H.T.F. C.S.A.C. 27/4/75 E.6 Wave Mechanics: proof copy of 9th edition (1967) with Certencvee eee: miscelle 2yne ous ‘annotations and revisions E.7 — E. 9 ‘The Quantum Theory. Its geometrical formulation and Preface begins 'This book is written as a an account of some fundamental problems.': ms. draft of { chapters. contribution to the study and teaching of the quantum theory.' and is dated November 1963. do not correspond to those of The Quantum Equation. 208+ pages The chapter titles The Quantum Equation and the Theory of Fields: proof copy with several insertions of ms. drafts of new pages. Notes on 2 articles by 0. Klein in Z.Phys.(1926,1927) and trans— lation of article by Th. Kaluza in ‘Sber. preuss, Akad.Wisse (1921) cited in chapter 2 Theory of Kaluza and Klein' of The Quantun Equation, 'The ‘Resonant Method of Measuring Absorbtion by Wave Guides! 41 pp ms. draft followed by several unnumbered pages on transversewaves and another draft (1st page missing) of 47 ppe beginning 'Boundary Conditions' Various numbered sections of a-draft of an unidentified MSS 'Note on the communication by G.A. Dirac entitled “Equation of Motion of:e Charged Particle" ': ms. draft and typescript Letter published in November issue of 'FRAM' re mathematical four— and five- dimensional geometry and atomic numbers 'Charged particles in the theory of relativity' (with M. Williamson): typescript Fundamental Lengths and Masses of Fundamental Particles': typescript ‘A New Uncertainty Relation! (with M. Williamson): note to Nature 3 offprints of Flint's articles, one entitled 'A Method for the Measurement of Impedence by means of Lecher Wires! by Flint ‘Method discovered (with G. Williams) with note at Pillerton Hersey, Warwick. Tried out in Bristol, May 1941.'° of moving charges': ms. draft of paper Several versions of a Ms. draft beginning ‘It was suggested some time ago that the limit to the number of chemical elements is 96! 'The connection of the subject of the thesis with the motion Jaster 1941. ; HoT.Fe CSAC. 27/4/75 E.6 Wave Mechanics: proof copy of 9th edition (1967) with enter paretercvewen reece miscellaneous annotations and revisions E.7 - E& 9 ‘The Quantum Theory. Its geometrical formulation and Preface begins 'This book is written as a an account of some fundamental problems.': ms. draft of 7 chapters. contribution to the study and teaching of the quantum theory.' and is dated November 1963. do not correspond to those of The Quantum Equation. 208+ pages The chapter titles The Quantum Equation and the Theory of Fields: proof copy with several insertions of ms. drafts of new pages. Notes on 2 articles by 0. Klein in Z.Phys.(1926,1927) and trans— lation of article by Th. Kaluza in Sber.preuss, Akad.Wiss. (1921) cited in chapter 2 Theory of Kaluza and Klein!’ of The Quantum Equation, 'The 'Resorant Method of Measuring Absorbtion by Wave Guides? 41 pp ms. draft followed by several unnumbered pages on transversewaves and another draft (ist page missing) of 47 ppe beginning 'Boundary Conditions! Various numbered sections of a-draft of an wiidentified MSS 'Note on the communication by G.A. Dirac entitled "Equation of Motion of:a Charged Particle" *s ms. draft and typescript Letter published in November issue of 'FRAM' re mathematical four— and five— dimensional geometry and atomic numbers Easter 1941. ; ‘Charged particles in the theory of relativity' (with M. Williamson): typescript Fundamental Lengths and Masses of Fundamental Particles': typescript 'A New Uncertainty Relation' (with M. Williamson): note to Nature 3 offprints of Flint's articles, one entitled ‘A Method for the Measurement of Impedence by means of Lecher Wires'* by Flint ‘Method discovered (with G. Williams) with note at Pillerton Hersey, Warwick. Tried out in Bristol, May 1941.' ’ Several versions of a Ms. draft beginning ‘It was suggested some time ago that the limit to the number of chemical elements is 96! ‘The connection of the subject of the thesis with the motion of moving charges's: ms. draft of paper . H.T.F. C.S.A0C. 27/4/75 E.21 The Commonwealth and International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Liberal Studies published by Pergamon Press. of the Physics Division; the file contains correspondence Professor Flint was a Managing Director , with editors and director of Pergamon, with Flint's / co-editor, Dr. Eric J. Irons, re proposed list of books to | ; be commissioned and re MSS submitted, with authors; comments on the Mss, printed material re the series E.22 - E. 26 Extensive correspondence of Dr. Eric J. Irons; Flint 1960 — 63 probably took overthe files after Dr. Irons' death in 1963. The correspondence, which is arranged chronologically, contains the originals of Flint's letters(of which he himself kept no copies)and Irons' correspondence with editors and directors of Pergamon, with outside referees, with prospective authors of physics books in the series, The index is selective; a full list of correspondents appears on the cover of each file. E.27. ‘Rigid Dynamics': typescript with extensive annotations by Flint and Irons E.28 Misc. ms. drafts of book reviews (titles of books unknown) D.29 Misc. reminiscences and obituaries of Dr. Sydney Marsh, Sir Edward Appleton, William Wilson, Sir Owen Richardson F. Examining F.4 F.2 F.3 FA F.5 Ge Ge One file. F.6—F.7 Misc. references and testimonials Drafts and suggestions for examination questions Questions for D.Phil. candidate, reports on D.Phil.theses (unidentified) External examining: University College, Tbadan, Nigeria: correspondence, drafts of examination papers External examining: University of the West Indies: corres— pondence, copies of examination syllabus External examining, University of the West Indies: corres— pondence, Flint's suggestions and comments on proposed examination questions, the University's examiners! comments of miscellaneous scientific correspondence Correspondence H,T.F. CsSyA.Cs 27/4/75. Ma Location of other material Deposited in the Department of Documents, Imperial War Museum, Ref. 74/ 123/16 War Service 1915 — 1918 3 vols.personal diaries,1915 — 1918,relating to training,active service,demobilisation and return to wniversity career; pencil and ink,with some later annotations and some erasures and deletions. ‘Army Book 3' and tArmy Book 152',containing notes taken during training. "Army Book 136',dated 25 April 1917; notes of personnel 4015S Buy. R.G.A.,civil and military status,subsequent history etc. ‘Army Book 152',Jan. — March 1918,inscribed by Flint 'Temporary Target Book of 306 Siege Battery,situated at the Village of Vendeuil in the sand pit South of the village on the road S.Quentin — La Fére. The position was held from early in Jan 1918 to about March 10th 1918 during the time of anticipation of a full German attack; which finally came on March 21st. & caused the whole 5th Army to retreat. defend the position in a hand to hand fight & our orders were to "be buried in Vendeuil if necessary." This book contains details of preparations made by us to 7. . 8. 9. Photographs of Abbeville; views of Ypres before and after war. Misc. field orders 1917 — 1918,by or to Flint. Ms. Misc. aerial photographs of artillery bombardment,dated 1917 — 1918. Misc. maps and charts of France and Belgivm,some with notes by Flint. Personal material: Flint's Commissiom and Discharge papers; his Army book 439; photographs of his Battery and comrades,souvenirs, press cuttings and correspondence; includes photographs and letters “picked up on the battlefield",some French and Gerian. 10. Misc. printed Instruction Books,dictionaries etc. H.T.Fe C.SuA.0. 27/4/75 I. Index of principal correspondents Adams, Sir Walter Bellamy, Edmund Henry Booker, H. G, Bouwers, Ae Buckley, E. Jeo Davidson, P. M. Deacon, George Edward R. Dungey, Je We Furth, R. Haskey, He Hunt, S. We Ee Hutchinson, George William Irons, Eric J. Jones, G. QO. Lawrence, Ernest 0. Def E. 25, B26 Little, Victor I. lyon, Arthur J. 0.57 E.23 Be23 Ee21 Kennedy, Alfred James Lipson, Henry Solomon Be23 Keith Anderson Hope (Baron Murray of Newhaven) G.1 E.22,E.25 Maxwel], Ian Robert Owen, Edwin Augustin Moon, Philip Burton Murray, Myers, OGL» WY W ve D.6 D.4 D.10 Masriera, Miguel z e H.T.F. C.S.A-C. 27/4/75 Roberts, John Eric Rochester, George Dixon tuncorn, Stanley Keith | Taylor, Alfred Maurice Tolansky, Samuel Tucker, David Gordon Wolfenden, Sir John (Frederick) Wood, Co We Wright, Raymond H. W.
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