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Derek Ainslie Jackson, OBE, DFC, AFC, FRS (23 June 1906 – 20 February 1982) was a British physicist.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: AAC Middle Wallop, Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), Atomic spectroscopy, Augustus John, Barbara Skelton, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Caesium, Charles James Jackson, Clarendon Laboratory, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Fellow of the Royal Society, Fox hunting, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Grand National, Hyperfine structure, Lausanne, Legion of Honour, News of the World, No. 604 Squadron RAF, Order of the British Empire, Pamela Mitford, Rugby School, Sidgwick & Jackson, Spectroscopy, Spin (physics), Steeplechase (horse racing), Tax exile, The Independent, Trinity College, Cambridge, Tripos.

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AAC Middle Wallop

Army Aviation Centre (AAC) Middle Wallop is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop, used for Army Air Corps training.

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Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)

The Air Force Cross (AFC) is a military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries.

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Atomic spectroscopy

In physics, atomic spectroscopy is the study of the electromagnetic radiation absorbed and emitted by atoms.

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Augustus John

Augustus Edwin John (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher.

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Barbara Skelton

Barbara Olive Skelton (26 June 1916 – 27 January 1996) was an English memoirist, novelist and socialite.

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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

The Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society is an academic journal on the history of science published annually by the Royal Society.

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Caesium

Caesium (IUPAC spelling; cesium in American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Cs and atomic number 55.

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Charles James Jackson

Sir Charles James Jackson (2 May 1849 – 23 April 1923) was a British businessman, collector, barrister, newspaper executive, politician, and writer, who was an authority on antique gold and silver plate.

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Clarendon Laboratory

The Clarendon Laboratory, located on Parks Road within the Science Area in Oxford, England (not to be confused with the Clarendon Building, also in Oxford), is part of the Department of Physics at Oxford University.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".

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Fox hunting

Fox hunting is a traditional activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, normally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds.

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Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, (5 April 18863 July 1957) was a British physicist who was prime scientific adviser to Winston Churchill in World War II.

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French National Centre for Scientific Research

The French National Centre for Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe.

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Grand National

| The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.

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Hyperfine structure

In atomic physics, hyperfine structure is defined by small shifts in otherwise degenerate electronic energy levels and the resulting splittings in those electronic energy levels of atoms, molecules, and ions, due to electromagnetic multipole interaction between the nucleus and electron clouds.

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Lausanne

Lausanne (Losena) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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News of the World

The News of the World was a weekly national "red top" tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011.

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No. 604 Squadron RAF

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Pamela Mitford

Pamela Freeman-Mitford (25 November 1907 – 12 April 1994) was one of the Mitford sisters. Derek Jackson and Pamela Mitford are 20th-century English LGBT people.

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Rugby School

Rugby School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

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Sidgwick & Jackson

Sidgwick & Jackson is an imprint of book publishing company Pan Macmillan.

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Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets electromagnetic spectra.

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Spin (physics)

Spin is an intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, and thus by composite particles such as hadrons, atomic nuclei, and atoms.

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Steeplechase (horse racing)

A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.

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Tax exile

A tax exile is a person who leaves a country to avoid the payment of income tax or other taxes.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Tripos

A Tripos (plural 'Triposes') is an academic examination that originated at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Jackson

Also known as Derek Ainslie Jackson, Derek Jackson (physicist), Derek Jackson physicist.