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LYLE, Thomas Ranken

Born Coleraine, Northern Ireland, 26 August 1860; died Melbourne 31 March 1944. Education, Trinity College Dublin (M.A. 1887, Sc.D. 1905). Professor of natural philosophy, University of Melbourne 1889-1914. Chairman, Board of Visitors, Melbourne Observatory, 1903-44. Scientific adviser, Naval Board, 1914-18. Member of the executive, Advisory Council on Science and Industry, 1916-21. Chairman, State Electricity Commission Victoria, 1919-20; Commissioner 1920-37. President, Australian National Research Council, 1929-32. F.R.S. 1912. Knighted 1922.
  1. Report of experiments on lighthouse illuminants at the South Forelands. Dublin: H.M.S.O., 1885. 12pp.
  2. Advances in physical science and its application. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 3 (Christchurch, 1891), 22-37.
  3. Currents in branched and in mutually inducing circuits produced by harmonically varying electromotive forces. Electrician, 41 (1898), 816-818; 42 (1898-99), 72-74; 148-151.
  4. (With E.F.J. Love) On our knowledge of the thermodynamics of the voltaic cell. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 7 (Sydney, 1898), 71-86.
  5. Hysteresis. Electrician, 43 (1899), 570-571.
  6. Report on technical instruction in the British Islands and America. Victoria. Parliamentary Papers. 1900. 27pp.
  7. On circular filaments or circular magnetic shells equivalent to circular coils, and on the equivalent radius of a coil. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 18 (1901-03), 95-116; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 3 (1902), 310-329.
  8. (With R. Hosking) The temperature variations of the specific molecular conductivity and of the fluidity of sodium chloride solutions. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 3 (1902), 487-498.
  9. Preliminary account of a wave-tracer and analyser. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 6 (1903), 549-559.
  10. The alternate current transformer. Royal Society of Victoria. Proceedings., 17 (1904), 1-75.
  11. Investigation of the variations of magnetic hysteresis with frequency. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 19 (1903-05), 370-398; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 9 (1905), 102-124.
  12. On an expeditious practical method of harmonic analysis. [Appendix to nos. 9 and 11.] Royal Society of Victoria. Proceedings., 17 (1905), 394-410; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 11 (1906), 25-41.
  13. (With C.N. Hake) Report on bursting of M.L.E. rifles. Commonwealth of Australia. Parliamentary Papers. 1906. 14pp.
  14. (With J.M. Baldwin) Experiments on the propagation of longitudinal waves of magnetic flux along iron wires and rods. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 20 (1905-07), 303-340; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 12 (1906), 433-468.
  15. On transformer indicator diagrams. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 20 (1905-07), 507-522; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 13 (1907), 468-480.
  16. Theory of the alternate current generator. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 12 (Brisbane, 1909), 66-92; Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 21 (1907-09), 702-734; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 18 (1909), 45-74.
  17. (With J.A. Gray) Experiments on the behaviour of iron under periodic magnetizing forces. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 12 (Brisbane, 1909), 93-107.
  18. On methods of harmonic analysis. Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 23 (1912), 334.
  19. On an exact mechanical analogy to the coupled circuits used in wireless telegraphy, and on a geometrical method of interpreting the equations of such circuits. Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of Meeting., 14 (Melbourne, 1913), 25-47; Philosophical Magazine, S.6, 25 (1913), 567-592.
  20. On the Goldschmidt alternator. Electrician, 71 (1913), 1004-1007.
  21. On the self-inductance of circular coils of rectangular section. Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions., A, 213 (1914), 421-435.
  22. [Report of special committee on alcohol fuel and engines, comprising T.R. Lyle (Chairman), W. Russell Grimwade, W.N. Kernot, H.V. McKay and Gerald Lightfoot (Secretary)] Power-alcohol: proposals for its production and utilization in Australia. Advisory Council on Science and Industry Bulletin, 6 (1918), 69pp; (with addendum by Gerald Lightfoot) Institute of Science and Industry Bull., 20 (1921), 104pp.
  23. Production of microscopic test-rulings. Nature, 130 (1932), 243.
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