Person

Pollock, James Arthur (1865 - 1922)

FRS

Born
17 November 1865
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Died
24 May 1922
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

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 Threlfall. In 1899 he was appointed Professor of Physics.

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Chronology

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
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
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
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

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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details

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  • Anon, 'Prof. J. A. Pollock, F.R.S.', Nature, 110 (1922), 359-61. https://doi.org/10.1038/110359a0. Details
  • James, Brian, 'A huge lightning strike, and the discovery of the pinch effect', Australian physics, 44 (1) (2007), 9-10,30. Details
  • Threlfall, Richard and Pollock, Arthur (sic, James Arthur), 'On Measurements of the Resistance of Imperfectly Purified Sulphur', The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 28 (1889), 469-473. Details
  • 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]', Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1 (1889), 110-112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15813198. Details

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See also

  • Rutledge, Martha, 'Leverrier, Francis Hewitt (Frank) (1863 - 1940), barrister,' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 80-81. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/leverrier-francis-hewitt-frank-7177. Details
  • Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details
  • Süssmilch, C. A., 'Presidential address', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 57 (1924), 1-53. Details

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