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Produced by the MRC Biophysics Research Unit/Department of Biophysics, King's College London.

King's College London Department of Biophysics

KCL Department of Biophysics: glass and acetate slides ('quarter plates', 'whole plates' and 'half plates') relating to the work of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit (KCL Department of Biophysics from 1964)

KCL Department of Biophysics: quarter plate series: slides of images relating to research conducted in the Biophysics Unit and subsequently Department of Biophysics

Photographic image referenced as a "Reflecting Microscope"

Photographic image referenced as "Reflecting Microscope"

Graph referenced as "Absorption spectra of purines, pyrimidines and nucleic acids"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer recordings of thymine spectrum at room temperature and at 90 k [Kelvin]"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Absorption cell for low temperature studies"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Ultraviolet achromatic refraction objective 1.24 NA [numerical aperture]"

Diagram referenced as "Middle piece and tail of a ram spermatozoa"

Diagram referenced as "Head structure of ram spermatozoa"

Diagram referenced as "Circular scales for angle measurements"

Diagram referenced as "Circular dial 1-100"

Printed diagram referenced as "Generalized drawing of mammalian sperm"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawings of different mammalian sperms"

Printed diagram of a transverse section of seminiferous tubule in a mammal referenced as "Mammalian sperm heads"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawing of the stages of spermatogenesis in mammals"

Printed diagram captioned as "Drawing of the stages of spermatogenesis in guinea pigs"

Printed graph referenced as "Ethyl-alcohol in CCl4 [carbon chloride] layer 1mm (1-3) and 5mm (4-6)"

Printed graph referenced as "absorption spectrum of methyl alcohol in carbon tetrachloride solutions"

Table captioned as "Fine structure in ultra-violet absorption spectra of some purines, pyrimidines, amino acids, nucleosides etc. "

Microscopic image of cellular structure [no reference]

Ultra-violet absorption spectra image and path length recordings referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectra of para and ortho substituted phenols"

Ultra-violet absorption spectra and path length recordings referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectra of pyridine bases"

Ultra-violet absorption spectra image and path length recordings referenced as "The effect on the ultra-violet absorption spectrum of substituting an octyl group in the othro position to a hydroxyl group"

Microscope image referenced as "Effect of ultrasonics upon mitosis sticky chromosome bridges"

Graph showing ultra-violet absorption curves relating to the effect of ultrasonics on nucleic acids referenced as "Effect of ultrasonics in nucleic acids. U.V. Absorption curves"

Copy of J M M Pinkerton's paper, "On the Pulse Method of Measuring Ultrasonic Absorption in Liquids" in Proceedings of the Physical Society, Section B, Volume 62, Number 5, 1949.

Series of microscopic images of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) crystals referenced as "TMV crystals"

Photograph referenced as "Mechanical parts of reflecting objective"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiography of newt cells"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow method for rapid reactions"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow apparatus and amplifier"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Accelerated flow apparatus"

Graph referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption spectrum of nuclear sap"

Copy of a photographic print referenced as "Cassor double beam oscilloscope. Chassis from underneath"

Graph referenced as "Micro-photometer record across chick fibroblast and wedge"

Photographic image referenced as "Phase annali"

Microscopic image referenced as "Ferric oxide solution X13,000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Wyoming Bentonite. Large particle size x 13000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Wyoming Bentonite. Small particle size E.S.D. 15-20 mp"

Copy of a printed table of the structural data of minerals in clay referenced as "Structural data of minerals (Clay)"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph 28 day exposure"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph, newt normal 20 days"

Microscope image referenced as "Autoradiograph 5 days"

Microscopic image referenced as "Vanadium pentoxide solution aged x13,000"

Microscopic image referenced as "Vanadium pentoxide solution fresh x13,000"

Table referenced as "Reflecting objectives 0.18"

Photographic image referenced as "Interferogram 0.79 N.A. [numerical aperture] 33% [central obstruction] 0.21"

Photographic image referenced as "Interferogram 0.54 N.A. [numerical aperture] 35% [central obstruction] 0.24"

Photographic image referenced as "Tobacco mosaic virus (T.M.V.) 7 Interchanging bands"

Photographic image referenced as "Tobacco mosaic virus (T.M.V.) 12 Helical contour"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Amici component N.A. [numerical aperture] 1.4"

Microscopic image of unknown cellular structure [no reference].

Hand-drawn graph referenced as "Absorption curves for two constituents of chick fibroblast in tissue culture"

Diagram referenced as "Measuring grid"

Microscopic image referenced as "Mitotic cells in a chick"

Diagram referenced as "Microphotometer dial"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Diagram of apparatus. Optical paths"

Copy of a printed diagram of extinction curves in the ultraviolet absorption spectrum referenced as "Extinction curves"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Clocking system. Exposure times"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace through a living cell"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace at 312. Irradiation nuclei"

Graph referenced as "Microphotometer trace at 265. Irradiation nuclei"

Graph referenced as "Measurement of absorption in irradiated cells"

Graph referenced as "Measurements of absorption of a living irradiated cell"

Schematic diagram referenced as "Optical paths in apparatus"

Graph showing ultra-violet absorption curve referenced as "Extractions from bean root tips"

Graph referenced as "Ultra-violet absorption curve of in vitro and in root lip extract"

Diagram referenced as "Generalized diagram of mammalian sperm"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of middle piece transverse section R.S. 7"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of middle piece of ram sperm. Longitudinal section"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm. Cross sections through tail and fibrils"

Diagram referenced as "Diagram of head of ram sperm showing axes of symmetry"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate I"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate II"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate III"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate IV"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate V"

Microscope image referenced as "Ram spermatozoa paper. Plate VI"

Graph referenced as "Pyrimidine ultra-violet absorption curves"

Graph referenced as "B12 benzeninazate [benzonatate] absorption curves"

Microscope image of a cellular structure referenced as  "Mrs Jones"

Microscope image referenced as "Toad muscle"

Microscope image of cellular structure referenced as "Mrs Jones"

Microscope image referenced as "20 day embryonic rat tail tendon"

Microscope image referenced as "16 day rat tail tendon"

Microscope image referenced as "Embryonic rat umbilical cord 10 day"

Microscope image referenced as "Reprecipitation of chondroitin sulphate"

Microscope image referenced as "6 day rat tail tendon"

Microscope image referenced as "Embryonic rat tail tendon 18 day"

Microscope image referenced as "Reprecipitation OHS pH 5.2"

Microscope image referenced as "Adult rat tail tendon prolinase"

Microscope image referenced as "Adult rat tail tendon. Prolinase"

Microscope image referenced as "Ppt. [parts per trillion] Collagen. Acetate and Rhaminase. 361"

Microscope image referenced as "Collagen 'savage skin'"

Microscope image referenced as "Procollagen"

Photographic image referenced as "High speed display 400 c.s"

Photographic image referenced as "High speed display 12 1/2 Kc/s"

Photographic image referenced as "High speed display 12 1/2 Kc/s side view"

Microscope image referenced as "Leaf of ficus elastica ordinary light. R. I [Royal Institute] lecture"

Microscope image referenced as "Nerve fibre. Furnandy-Moran. R.I. [Royal Institute] Lecture"

Table comparing the scale of magnification between human eye, light microscope and the electron microscope referenced as "R.I [Royal Institute] lecture"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Relative dimensions of various proteins. RI [Royal Institute] lecture"

Diagram referenced as "Interference fringes in interferometer"

Comparative diagram referenced as "Axial interferograms of reflecting objectives"

Comparative table referenced as "Measurement of spherical aberration"

Comparative table referenced as "The variation of wave front with focus of reflecting objective"

Diagram referenced as "Measurement of bond"

Photographic image referenced as "Axial interferograms of reflecting objectives"

X-ray diffraction exposure of DNA referenced as "DNA 58 non-crystalline"

"U.V. [ultra-violet] dichronism of T.M.V. [tobacco mosaic virus] solution"

"U.V [ultra-violet] dichronism of T.M.V. [tobacco mosaic virus] gel"

Table referenced as "DNA in tissues"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Infra-red correlations 2-5 um [micrometer]"

Copy of a printed graph referenced as "Infra-red correlations 5-12 um [micrometer]"

Copy of a printed table referenced as "Infra-red correlations 10-20 um [micrometer]"

Copy of a printed table referenced as "Heryberg table 14" [possibly variation on Herzberg]

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Heryberg figure 50" [possibly variation on Herzberg]

Copy of a printed table referenced as "Heryberg table 35" [possibly variation on Herzberg]

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Heryberg p69" [possibly variation on Herzberg]

Copy of a printed table referenced as "Heryberg table 23" [possibly variation on Herzberg]

Copy of a printed table referenced as "Heryberg table 9" [possibly variation on Herzberg]

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Adult R.T.T. [rat tail tendon] (dry) x-ray photograph"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Adult R.T.T. [rat tail tendon] (wet) x-ray photograph"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Byssus threads. X-ray photograph"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "3 day old R.T.T. [rat tail tendon] x-ray photograph XR 45"

X-ray diffraction powder photograph referenced as "Pro-collagen (powder photograph)"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "9 day old R.T.T. [rat tail tendon]"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "6 day old R.T.T. [rat tail tendon]"

Microscope image referenced as "Pro-collagen 466"

Microscope image referenced as "Chondroitin sulphate pH 5.2"

Microscope image referenced as "E.R.U.C. [embryonic rat umbilical cord]"

Microscope image referenced as "Gum arabic"

Microscope image referenced as  "Eel"

Comparative microscope image referenced as "Relaxed and contracted rabbit myofibrils"

Copy of a printed microscope image referenced as "T.S. L.P. Human muscle Max and Bloon"

Copy of printed microscope image referenced as "T.S. L.P. Human muscle Max and Bloom"

Comparative microscope image referenced as "Necks in stretched locust sperm"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Polypeptide chain configurations"

Copy of a printed diagram referenced as "Diagram showing difference between a dry, fibril, fibril in H2O and acid swelling"

Copy of a printed table referenced as "Chemical composition of collagens and elastin"

Comparative reflecting microscope image referenced as "Ultra-violet dichronism of nucleic acid in sperm heads"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "Low angle x-ray diffraction of P.T.A stained rat tail tendon"

"Histogram derived from synthesis curve"

"Synthesis curve derived from a histogram"

"Histogram of Feulgen stain. Linear and log scales."

Graph referenced as "Age group distribution in logarithmically growing culture"

Diagram referenced as "Proposed structure of collagen"

Copy of a printed microscope image referenced as "Electron micrograph of parts of 2 cells and fibers from 6 day old culture"

Copy of a printed microscope image referenced as "Culture of 6 day chick embryo skin showing large period interfibrillar material"

Copy of printed microscope image referenced as "Parts of 2 cells with surrounding collagen fibrils grown in Locke-Bouillon mechanism"

Copy of printed microscope image referenced as "Electron micrograph of fibres and cells in 72 day old culture of chick embryo skin"

X-ray diffraction exposure referenced as "X-ray photograph of trout-sperm"

X-ray diffraction exposure of DNA referenced as "X-ray photograph of B Coli N.A"

"Diagram showing relation between concentration and loss of absorption"

Graph referenced as "Oxidation rate of unhydroxymoleic acid"

Graph referenced as "Oxidation rate of ascorbic acid"

Graph referenced as the "Effect of [the concentration of] copper (diagram)"

Graph referenced as "French slide" [typescript French language text]

Graph referenced as "Diagram of embryonic build up (R I lecture) [Royal Institute Lecture]"

Graph referenced as "Octopus sperm heads (diagram)"

Copy of a printed microscope image referenced as "F-actin-from Szent- Gyorgyin 1951 [Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt]"

Diagrams of fibres and transverse section in an earthworm referenced as "Earthworm. Diagrams of fibres and T.S."

Microscope image referenced as "Collagen and strychnine ppt [parts per trillion]"

Microscope image referenced as "Collagen ppt [parts per trillion] caesium sulphate"

Microscope image referenced as "20 day rat embryo skin citrate"

Microscope image referenced as "10 day E.R.U.C. [embryonic rat umbilical cord]"

Microscope image referenced as "20 day E R stain [embryonic rat]"

X-ray diffraction exposure of A-form DNA referenced as "X-ray photograph DNA (Structure A) 45 (c) XR 35"

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X-ray diffraction exposure of A-form DNA referenced as "X-ray photograph DNA (Structure A) 45 (c) XR 35"

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