Person
Johnston, Henry Freeborn (1888 - 1965)
- Born
- 1 October 1888
Hay, Ontario, Canada - Died
- 26 April 1965
- Occupation
- Magnetician
Summary
Henry Johnston was a Canadian born magnetician who was appointed observer-in-charge at Western Australia's Watheroo Magnetic Observatory. He wrote many articles on this field.
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Chronology
- 1910
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Toronto
- 1910 - 1946
- Career position - Magnetic Observer with the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington
- 1916 - 1919
- Career position - Lieutenant in the Royal Navy
- 1924 - 1929
- Career position - Observer-in-charge of Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia
Published resources
Resources
- 'Johnston, Henry Freeborn (1888-1965)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473738. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Johnston, Henry Freeborn', 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/P001711p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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