Edinburgh Magazine Research Articles

The internal pressure of solids

(1952). The internal pressure of solids. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 43, No. 339, pp. 473-474.

A note on the trace of the product of Dirac's matrices

(1951). A note on the trace of the product of Dirac's matrices. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 42, No. 334, pp. 1333-1333.

Calculation of the density of states curve for the 3d electrons in nickel

(1951). Calculation of the density of states curve for the 3d electrons in nickel. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 42, No. 324, pp. 106-109.

Multiple processes in the production of pairs of electrons by γ-radiation

(1950). Multiple processes in the production of pairs of electrons by γ-radiation. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 41, No. 322, pp. 1194-1196.

LXXXI. Stresses and strains in tube-drawing

(1949). LXXXI. Stresses and strains in tube-drawing. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 40, No. 308, pp. 883-902.

XXXV. Angular distribution, frequency and absorption of slow single cosmic ray protons

(1949). XXXV. Angular distribution, frequency and absorption of slow single cosmic ray protons. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 40, No. 303, pp. 394-404.

CXII. The primary and secondary scattering of sunlight in a plane-stratified atmosphere of uniform composition.—Part IV. The approximate evaluation of secondary scattered light

(1948). CXII. The primary and secondary scattering of sunlight in a plane-stratified atmosphere of uniform composition.—Part IV. The approximate evaluation of secondary scattered light. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 39, No. 299, pp. 956-966.

LXXVIII. An alternative definition of reciprocal differences

(1948). LXXVIII. An alternative definition of reciprocal differences. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 39, No. 295, pp. 649-656.

XXXII. On the Influence of Magnetism on the Nature of the Light Emitted by a Substance

(1897). XXXII. On the influence of magnetism on the nature of the light emitted by a substance. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 43, No. 262, pp. 226-239.

XXV. The two-dimensional potential problem of seepage into a cofferdam

(1948). XXV. The two-dimensional potential problem of seepage into a cofferdam. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 39, No. 290, pp. 165-203.

Manfred's Remorse and Dramatic Tradition

Byron wrote of Manfred that he is “… a kind of magician, who is tormented by a species of remorse, the cause of which is left half unexplained.” It will perhaps be agreed that after much scholarship the cause remains in fact somewhat more than half unexplained, unless all is referred to Byron's anguish over the relationship with Augusta Leigh.With characteristic impatience the poet repudiated the guesses of his contemporaries as to the sources of Manfred, which, he said, he wrote “for the sake of introducing the Alpine scenery in description.” To Wilson's suggestion in the Edinburgh Magazine that “the origin of this dreadful story” might be found in Marlowe's Faustus, Byron replied that “the conjecturer is out, and knows nothing of the matter.” When Goethe, reviewing the play, stated that “this singular intellectual poet has taken my Faustus to himself,” Byron retorted that he had never read Faust, “for I don't know German; but Matthew Monk Lewis, in 1816, at Coligny, translated most of it, viva voce, and I was naturally much struck with it.” Earlier he had written, “An American who came the other day from Germany told Mr. Hobhouse that Manfred was taken from Goethe's Faust. The devil may take both the Faustuses, German and English,—I have taken neither.” He was receptive only to Jeffrey's suggestion of an Aeschylean influence. Prometheus, he confessed, “has always been so much in my head, that I can easily conceive its influence over all or anything that I have written.”

XIV. Heat flow in an infinite medium heated by a cylinder

(1947). XIV. Heat flow in an infinite medium heated by a cylinder. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 38, No. 277, pp. 131-134.

IV. Some applications of contour integration

(1947). IV. Some applications of contour integration. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 38, No. 276, pp. 45-51.

LIII. The primary and secondary scattering of sunlight in a plane-stratified atmosphere of uniform composition.-Part II. Numerical tables and discussion of the directional distribution of the primary scattered light

(1945). LIII. The primary and secondary scattering of sunlight in a plane-stratified atmosphere of uniform composition.-Part II. Numerical tables and discussion of the directional distribution of the primary scattered light. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 36, No. 257, pp. 434-440.

The Problem of Authorship of Eastward Ho

Various attempts have been made to disentangle the shares of the three authors to whom the Eastward Ho is assigned on the titlepage—Chapman, Ben Jonson, and Marston. “J.C.” in a notice of Eastward Ho contributed to Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (September, 1821) made a few vague suggestions. Jonson had not the chief part in the writing; it has no bold delineation of character, no highly wrought finish of dialogue, and none of his peculiar richness of humour. “Neither, on the other hand, is it distinguished by his hardness,” such as overelaboration of character. “The style bears more resemblance to that of Chapman,” but Jonson probably first sketched the plan and revised the whole; he can be traced in the character of Touchstone and in the concluding scenes.

LIX. The diode as a rectifier and a detector for weak signals

(1943). LIX. The diode as a rectifier and a detector for weak signals. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 34, No. 235, pp. 505-521.

XXXII. On the numerical solution of linear simultaneous equations by an iterative method

(1941). XXXII. On the numerical solution of linear simultaneous equations by an iterative method. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 32, No. 214, pp. 369-383.

XXIX. The hall effect and other physical properties of the copper-tin system of alloys

(1941). XXIX. The hall effect and other physical properties of the copper-tin system of alloys. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 31, No. 207, pp. 265-282.

VI. The crystal structures of some heterocyclic organic compounds of analogous constitution.—Part I. Thianthren and selenanthren

(1941). VI. The crystal structures of some heterocyclic organic compounds of analogous constitution.—Part I. Thianthren and selenanthren. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 31, No. 204, pp. 62-70.

XLV. On the inelastic scattering of a beam of particles by hydrogen and helium

(1940). XLV. On the inelastic scattering of a beam of particles by hydrogen and helium. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science: Vol. 30, No. 203, pp. 487-504.