Sir Edgar William John Mitchell CBE. 25 September 1925 – 30 October 2002

Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ◽

10.1098/rsbm.2004.0013 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 50 ◽

pp. 171-181

Author(s):

Roger A. Cowley

Keyword(s):

Interdisciplinary Research ◽

Research Council ◽

Science Research ◽

Experimental Physicist ◽

University Level ◽

The Uk ◽

The University ◽

Head Of Department ◽

Research Centres ◽

Science Research Council

William Mitchell was a skilled experimental physicist who made important contributions to British physics both at the university level, as head of department in both Reading and Oxford universities, and as Chairman of the Science Research Council from 1985 to 1990. He left a permanent mark on the direction of science in the UK through his encouragement of others, through the creation of interdisciplinary research centres and through his enthusiasm for central facilities.

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The occurrence of Diplozoon paradoxum Nordmann, 1832 (Trematoda: Monogenea) in certain waters of northern England and its distribution on the gills of certain Cyprinidae

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182000073418 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 61-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Michael Wiles

Keyword(s):

Research Council ◽

Science Research ◽

Rutilus Rutilus ◽

Abramis Brama ◽

Critical Reading ◽

Phoxinus Phoxinus ◽

The Right ◽

The University ◽

Research Facilities ◽

Science Research Council

The monogenean Diplozoon paradoxum occurs on Abramis brama, Gobio gobio, Phoxinus phoxinus and Rutilus rutilus in northern England. In any one area, the infection is present in some waters but absent in others and predominates in rivers rather than in ponds or reservoirs.D. paradoxum is randomly distributed on the gills, sides of the gill apparatus, hemibranchs and surfaces of primary lamellae of G. gobio, P. phoxinus and R. rutilus (except for P. phoxinus where inner hemibranchs carry more worms), but prevails on median sectors of the gills of these hosts. In A. brama the parasite is more numerous on certain gills, on the right side of the gill apparatus, and on the inner hemibranchs, but is randomly disposed on primary lamellar surfaces and along the gills. Except on G. gobio attachment is predominantly to two primary lamellae rather than one. This may reduce dislodging effects of the gill ventilating current by leaving portions of the lamellar surfaces unoccupied and allowing unimpeded flow in these regions.This work was conducted during tenure of a Science Research Council Research Studentship. Research facilities in the Department of Zoology, University of Leeds, were kindly provided by Professor J. M. Dodd. Other facilities in the Biological Station, St John's, Newfoundland, were provided by the Director, Dr W. Templeman. Statistical advice offered by Dr E. Broadhead, Department of Zoology, and Professor C. L. Oakley, Department of Bacteriology, both of the University of Leeds, is gratefully acknowledged. I am indebted to Dr R. Wynne Owen, Department of Zoology, for constant advice and encouragement and for critical reading of the manuscript.

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The Royal Society, the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Astronomer Royal

Notes and Records the Royal Society journal of the history of science ◽

10.1098/rsnr.1994.0029 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 283-297 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Royal Society ◽

Research Council ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Science Research ◽

Royal Greenwich Observatory ◽

Charles Ii ◽

Royal Charter ◽

The Uk ◽

Science Research Council ◽

Historical Accident

In April 1965 the Science Research Council received its Royal Charter and assumed responsibility for the support of major aspects of scientific research in the UK. This paper is primarily concerned with the consequent termination of the responsibility of the Royal Society for the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the subsequent cessation of the historic association of the Astronomer Royal with the Observatory. The Observatory was founded by King Charles II in 1675: see figure 1. The King’s advisers included Sir Jonas Moore, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, who enlisted the help of John Flamsteed, a self-taught astronomer. The King appointed Flamsteed ‘our astronomical observator’ and through the historical accident that Moore was Flamsteed’s patron the Observatory came under the control of the Board of Ordnance. Although a number of Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in the recommendations for the founding of the Observatory, the Society had no formal responsibility for the Observatory or its work during the first 35 years of its existence. During those years Flamsteed’s relations with his contemporaries deteriorated, and the disputes, involving Halley and Newton, over the publication of his results, contributed to the issue of Queen Anne’s Warrant of 1710. By this Warrant the President of the Royal Society and other Fellows of the Society were appointed to serve as Visitors to the Observatory.

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