Finding Aid to the Alex Harvey collection on crank theories, 1929-1999Niels Bohr Library & Archives1.0American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives.One Physics EllipseCollege Park, MD 20740USAnbl@aip.org2009Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2008. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.Finding aid is written in English
Description of the CollectionHarvey, A. L. (Alexander Louis),Alex Harvey collection on crank theories,
1929-1999.American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.0.75 linear feet1 manuscript box, 1 half manuscript boxAR2008831EnglishMaterial collected by Alex Harvey as "crank theories."
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International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS)
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Harvey, A. L. (Alexander Louis), 1917-Eccentrics and eccentricities.Gravitation.Relativity.Theoretical physics.Biographical Note
Physicist; professor at Queens College, NY, 1962- .
Scope and Contents of Collection
Books and other print material collected by Alex Harvey as "crank theories." Most items discuss theories related to relativity or gravitation.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into a single series:
Series I: Books and manuscripts
This series is arranged chronologically.
Access to Collection
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.
Restrictions on Use of Collection
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of Alex Harvey, 2000.
Processing Information
Melanie J. Brown
2008.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Alex Harvey collection on crank theories. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Container List
Series I: Books and manuscripts
11
The first set of papers of microgravity, by Rameish Kumar Agrawaal,
undated12
The principle of variational homogeneity, by Jose Alvarez Lopez,
195713
The velocity of light and the age of the universe, by Barry Setterfield,
198214
Elementary antigravity, by Frank Znidarsic,
198915
The theory of relativity 2: how to build a time machine, by Joseph Bonkowski,
198916
Experiment and logic: the science of interpretational physics, by Dante S. Cusi,
199017
Lectures in relativity and gravitation: a modern look, by A. Logunov,
199118
Causality, electromagnetic induction, and gravitation, by Oleg D. Jefimenko,
199219
Theoria primarius, by James H. Wiborg,
199221
Invariance of light speed: reality or fiction?, by Joseph Levy,
199222
The push of gravity, George Michlo,
199323
The creation of the universe in eight days, by James Carter,
199324
The road to oneself: search for energetic content in A. Einstein’s heritage, by Yur Loz (Lidyn),
199425
How I control gravitation, from Science and Invention, August 1929,
1999