EWING, SIR JAMES ALFRED

yooˈĭng, 1855–1935, Scottish engineer and physicist. As professor at Tokyo (1878–83), Dundee (1883–90), and Cambridge (1890–1903), he helped establish programs in engineering. Ewing was director of naval education in the United Kingdom (1903–16) and was knighted in 1911. He was principal and vice chancellor of the Univ. of Edinburgh from 1916 to 1929. Ewing's researches in magnetism led him to observe the phenomenon of hysteresis (a term that he coined), and he investigated the crystalline structure of several important metals. He was one of the first Europeans to study earthquakes in Japan. His works include Treatise on Earthquake Measurement (1883), The Strength of Materials (1899), and Thermodynamics for Engineers (1920).

See biography by L. F. Bates (1946).

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The Letters of Alfred Lord Tennyson - Vol. 2
Book by Cecil Y. Lang, Edgar F. Shannon Jr., Alfred Tennyson; Clarendon Press, 1987
Subjects: Poets, English--19th Century--Correspondence, Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson--Baron--1809-1892--Correspondence
...very truly James Spedding...defenders are Alfred Tennyson...9 , 1852 Sir I have read...widow of Sir John Franklin...Tuesday. Alfred Tennyson...and Mrs. James Marshall and...Venables, Sir Alexander...Peel. Mr. James Marshall...EDWARD MOXON to ALFRED TENNYSON...
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Death Throes of a Dynasty: Letters and Diaries of Charles and Bessie Ewing, Missionaries to China
Book by E. G. Ruoff; Kent State University Press, 1990
Subjects: China--Church History--19th Century--Sources, China--Church History--20th Century--Sources, China--History--1861-1912--Sources, China--History--1912-1928--Sources, Ewing, Bessie--D. 1966, Ewing, Charles--D. 1927, Missionaries--China--Correspondence, Missionaries--China--Diaries, Missionaries--United States--Correspondence, Missionaries--United States--Diaries
...1898 Charles Ewing hereafter Charles...Connecticut Dear Sir: This mornings mail...to Edward and Ellen Ewing, February 1898, Peking...they want to put out Sir Robert Hart here...Almighty with a big A. Sir Robert Hart is one...to Edward and Ellen Ewing, March 1898, Peking...
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Fear God and Walk Humbly: The Agricultural Journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877
Book by Grady McWhiney, James Mallory, Warner O. Moore Jr., Robert F. Pace; University of Alabama Press, 1997
Subjects: Farm Life--Alabama--Talladega County, Farmers--Alabama--Talladega County--Diaries, Mallory, James--1807-1877--Diaries, Talladega County (Ala.)--Social Life And Customs
"Fear God and Walk Humbly" James Mallory photograph owned by and used...HUMBLY" THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL OF JAMES MALLORY, 1843-1877 EDITED BY Grady...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mallory, James, 1807-1877. "Fear God and walk humbly...
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Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History
Book by William Pelfrey; AMACOM, 2006
Subjects: Automobile Industry And Trade--United States--History, Businesspeople--United States--Biography, Durant, William Crapo--1861-1947, General Motors Corporation--History, Sloan, Alfred P--(Alfred Pritchard)--1875-1966
...Sloan the Supplier The Bankers Turn to James Storrow, Brahmin Billy Champions a...Locking in Chrysler Step Two, Luring Alfred into the Fold Alfred Moves Up with...carriage model in creating General Motors; Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., whom Billy hired for his...
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Sir Harry Johnston & the Scramble for Africa
Book by Roland Oliver; St. Martins Press, 1959
Subjects: Africa--Colonization, Great Britain--Colonies--Africa, Johnston, Harry Hamilton--Sir--1858-1927
...and later introduced him to Sir William Flower at the museum...Collected Scientific Papers of Alfred Henry Garrod , London 1881...Johnston: The Life and Letters of Sir Harry Johnston , London 1929...1 Salisbury to Sir Henry Layard 29. x.78, cited...
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Darwin's Shadow: Context and Reception in the Western World
Journal article by Muzaffar Iqbal; Islam & Science, Vol. 6, 2008
Subjects: Darwin, Charles, Evolution, Evolution (Biology), Geology, Scientists, The Descent of Man (Book)
...to thrive. In time, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913...also sent a copy to James Dwight Dana (1813...you, | My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely...Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace: A...analytical indexes by James Creed Meredith (Oxford...2003), 12. (28.) Sir Charles Linne, A General...
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"Conduct ... Inexcusable and Unjustifiable": Bound Children, Battered Freedwomen, and the Limits of Emancipation in Kentucky's Bluegrass Region
Journal article by J.Michael Rhyne; Journal of Social History, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Abolition of slavery--History, Abolition of slavery--Social aspects, Abused children--Demographic aspects, Abused women--Demographic aspects, African American children--Civil rights, African American children--Crimes against, African American women--Civil rights, African American women--Crimes against, Bluegrass Country--Social aspects, Freedmen--Crimes against, Freedmen--Demographic aspects, Slavery--Emancipation, Slavery--History, Slavery--Social aspects
...testified that the wife of James C. Ford, who employed her and...her without whipping her. Now, Sir, she must be whipped and I do...servant living in the home of Mrs. James Prather, reported that Prathers...similar complaint, accusing James McFaron of assaulting her "in...
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Criminal Law and Women: Giving the Abused Woman Who Kills a Jury of Her Peers Who Appreciate Trifles
Journal article by Marina Angel; American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 33, 1996
Subjects: A Jury of Her Peers (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Abused women--Litigation, Battered woman syndrome (Law)--Social aspects, Glaspell, Susan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bibliographies of Women and the Military in History
Journal article by Reina Pennington; Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military, Vol. 20, 2002
Subjects: United States. Army
...Martins, 1993. Greenwood, James R. "Russias Female Fighter Pilots...4 (2000): 129-141. Meyer, Alfred G. "The Impact of World War...Other Primates. Eds. Silverberg, James and J. Patrick Gray. New York...eds. Craven, Wesley Frank and James Lea Care. Chicago: U Chicago...
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Cultural Synthesis in Research Pedagogy: The Puzzle of George Crabbe's "The Voluntary Insane"
Journal article by Sidney L. Sondergard; Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table, 2007
Subjects: Crabbe, George--Criticism and interpretation, Crabbe, George--Works, Death, Domestic relations--Analysis, Family relations--Analysis, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, The Voluntary Insane (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation
...Illinois Press, 1989. Ewing, Charles Patrick...Dorothea Olkowski and James Morley. Albany: State...Press, 1983. Snow, Sir Charles.P. The Two...Knowledge. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Sidney...this place my dear Sir, neither as a Tenant...Sarah. Sarahs brother James, a failed artist...
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The Hidden History of the Balfour Declaration
Magazine article by John Cornelius; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 24, November 2005
Subjects: Balfour, Arthur James (1848-1930), Diplomacy, England, European history, Government, International, International relations, International relations-UK, International trade, Jews, Palestinian territory, Palestinians, Politics, Rothschild, Walter, Social conditions & trends, Trade relations, War, Zionism
...admiralty early in the war under the direction of Sir Alfred Ewing. Kahn reveals that Ewing remained the head of Room 40 from the fall of 1914...by those obstacles. Mr. Lloyd George appointed Sir Mark Sykes to open negotiations with the Zionists...
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February on Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 22, February 2005
Subjects: Performing arts--Calendars, Theatre Communications Group--Calendars
...Shakespeare; dir: Sir Peter Hall. Feb 7-Mar...Fine, John Christy Ewing; dir: Burke Byrnes...Presidents Shoulder, James Still. Thru Feb 6...John Strand from Alfred de Musset; dir: Michael...Young Audiences: James and the Giant Peach...Harry Allard and James Marshall. Thru...


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These Tables Show the Performance
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 1, 2009
...2 Albion 93 93 93 279 101.5 Alfred Salter 89 94 94 277 101.9 St James CofE 93 90 93 277 101.5 Comber...Grange 88 78 72 238 100.1 St James The Great RC 73 77 87 237 100...Shaftesbury Park 77 65 97 239 101.1 Sir James Barrie 84 73 82 239 99.3 High...
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Will I Cause My Wife Misery If I Get My Mistress off My Chest?; Dr VERNON COLEMAN'S; CASEBOOK
Newspaper article by Vernon Coleman; The People (London, England), April 20, 1997
...David Evennett, Margaret Ewing, Andrew Faulds, Mark Fisher...Peter Hardy, John Heppell, James Hill, David Hinchliffe...Mills, Austin Mitchell, Sir Fergus Montgomery, Alfred Morris, Chris Mullin...CBE, Gerry Sutcliffe, Sir Teddy Taylor, Paddy Tipping...
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Am I a Slut If I Sleep with Two Who Have Other Lovers?; Dr VERNON COLEMAN'S CASEBOOK
Newspaper article by Vernon Coleman; The People (London, England), August 18, 1996
...Evennett MP; Margaret Ewing MP; Alex Falconer MEP...George Foulkes MP; James Fox; Liz Fraser; John Garrett MP; Sir John Gielgud; Dr John...Fergus Montogomery MP; Alfred Morris MP; David Morris...Jacques Tauran MEP; Sir Teddy Taylor MP; Daley...


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Ewing, Sir James Alfred
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EWING, SIR JAMES ALFRED yoo ing, 1855 1935, Scottish engineer and physicist. As professor...and Cambridge (1890 1903), he helped establish programs in engineering. Ewing was director of naval education in Great Britain (1903 16) and was knighted...


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