About Robert Jacklyn
Lived 1922 – 2014 (aged 92). Robert Jacklyn was an Australian physicist.
Bob Jacklyn (January 13, 1922 – June 18, 2014) was an Australian cosmic ray physicist, and former head of the Australian Antarctic Division's research program. Mount Jacklyn, located in the Athos Range of Antarctica, is named after him for his important research at Mawson Station in 1956.
Antarctic research Bob's team at Macquarie Island and Mawson Station provided new information about the nature and source of cosmic rays. Specifically, his team reaffirmed that the rays primary source was from 'storms' on the Sun, and suggested that a small proportion of these rays had sidereal rather than solar periodicity. This important finding implied a Galactic or extra-galactic origin.
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Who was Robert Jacklyn?
Australian physicist
When was Robert Jacklyn born?
Robert Jacklyn was born on 13 January 1922.
When did Robert Jacklyn die?
Robert Jacklyn died on 18 June 2014.
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Robert Jacklyn was a physicist.
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Robert Jacklyn was Australian.
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