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HGSS | Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
Hist. Geo Space. Sci., 11, 105–121, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-105-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-105-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Hist. Geo Space. Sci., 11, 105–121, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-105-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-105-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Tribute 29 May 2020
Tribute | 29 May 2020
A scientific career launched at the start of the space age: Michael Rycroft at 80
Karen L. Aplin et al.
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This paper reviews Michael Rycroft's career as part of his 80th birthday celebrations in terms of the social and structural changes in international science. His contributions to research, teaching, and management across solar–terrestrial and ionospheric physics, and atmospheric and space science are also discussed. The paper is based on primary sources combined with the recollections of colleagues.
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