A story about a scientific discovery

Maker
Francis John Raymond Hird (b.1920, d.2014)
Date
2010
1948
 Description
Essay, supported by original chromatogram, in envelope, published as Figure 1 (f) in 'Paper Partition Chromatography with Throxine and Analogues' by F J R Hird and V M Trikojus, and this paper as reprint from "The Australian Journal of Science", vol x no 6 June 1948, pp 185-187

Object detail

Maker
Date
2010
1948
Medium
paper, ink and photograph
Measurements
29.8 x 21 cm (essay & reprint)
13.5 x 3.8 cm (chromogram)
11.4 x 16.2 cm (envelope)
Accession Number
MHM2011.4
Credit line
Gift of Emeritus Professor Francis J R Hird, 2011
Inscriptions
name/inscriptions ▫ on page 1, at top: ‘A STORY ABOUT A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY/Hird Oct. 2010’; on page 3, below essay: ‘Francis John Raymond Hird/Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry' ▫ essay
scale/inscriptions ▫ down right side of image, marking spectrum density variations: ‘Tx/Unk/DiTn’ ▫ chromograph
name/inscriptions ▫ recto: at centre ‘Photograph’; at ll ‘F.J.R. HIRD’ ▫ envelope
inscriptions ▫ at top, p 1: 'Reprinted from "The Australian Journal of Science", Vol.X, No.6 June 1948, pp.185-187./'Paper Partition Chromatography with Throxine and Analogues'; at end, 'F. J. R. HIRD,/V. M. TRIKOJUS/Department of Biochemistry/ University of Melbourne./3 May, 1948.' ▫ photocopy
Object Type
documents
photographic medium/photograph
models
Medical History Museum Category
Melbourne Medical School
Museum
Medical History Museum

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