Henry Briggs, Prof., O.B.E., D.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.S.M.
(Born: 1882, Died: 26th Aug 1935)
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| 19 Dec |
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Newspaper article (Surveying Boreholes) |
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| 02 Jan |
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Newspaper article (Fan-Casings And Fan-Inlets) |
| 02 Jan |
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Newspaper article (News) |
| 22 May |
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Newspaper article (Coal And Its Banded Constituents) |
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| 29 Jan |
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Newspaper article (News) |
| 26 Feb |
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Newspaper article (Man's Most Economical Speed) |
| 02 Jul |
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Newspaper article (News and Notes) |
| 16 Jul |
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Newspaper article (Institution Of Mining Engineers) |
| 19 Nov |
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Newspaper article (The Future Of Coal) |
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| 28 Jan |
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Newspaper article (Preparing Coal For Market) |
| 06 Oct |
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Newspaper article (New Ways for Old) |
Biographical Notes
Briggs, Prof. Henry, O.B.E., D.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.S.M. Professor of Mining, Heriot-Watt College, and incumbent Hood Chair of Mining, Edinburgh University. Prof. Briggs commenced as Lecturer in 1907. Did valuable work for War Office and Ministry of Munitions during the war. Member and Experimental Director of Mine Rescue Research Committee. Author of standard works on "Effects of Errors in Surveying," "Mining Subsidence," and "Mine Ventilation." Has conducted researches on many branches of mining technology, and contributed largely to technical and scientific transactions and periodicals. Address : Liberton, Midlothian.
Source: 1929 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
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| 05 Feb |
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Newspaper article (Notes from the Coal Fields) |
| 08 Apr |
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Newspaper article (Notes from the Coal Fields) |
Biographical Notes
Briggs, Prof. Henry, O.B.E., D.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.S.M. Hood Professor of Mining, Edinburgh University, and Professor of Mining, Heriot Watt College. Went to Edinburgh as Lecturer in 1907. Did valuable work for War Office and Ministry of Munitions during the war. Member and Experimental Director of Mine Rescue Research Committee. Author of standard works on "Effects of Errors in Surveying," "Mining Subsidence," and "Mine Ventilation." Has conducted researches on many branches of mining technology, and contributed largely to technical and scientific transactions and periodicals. President, Royal Scottish Society of Arts. Vice-President, Institution of Mining Engineers. Address: 12, Gordon Terrace, Edinburgh.
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
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| 14 Oct |
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Newspaper article (Obituary) |
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| 14 Sep |
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Newspaper article (Obituary) |
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| 01 May |
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Newspaper article (Subsidence And Its Bearing On Mining) |
- 1929 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd. [DMM Ref: L-01597 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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