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No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/60209A.P. Derham was born on 12 September 1891, younger son of Thomas Plumley and Ellen Derham. He was educated at Camberwell Grammar School, Scotch College and the University of Melbourne. In August 1914 Derham interrupted his medical course to enlist in the A.I.F. After service in Egypt, Gallipoli (where he was wounded and awarded the M.C.), France and Belgium, he returned in 1917 to complete his degree. In 1918 he entered the A.A.M.C. but the war ended before he could return to Europe. After employment as medical officer at Point Nepean Quarantine Station he was appointed in 1920 Honorary Physician to Out-patients at the Children's Hospital, Melbourne, and to In-patients in 1935. He was also director of the R.S.L. Children's Health Bureau from its inception in 1933 and Medical Officer of the City of Kew. Meanwhile he served with the A.A.M.S. rising to the rank of Colonel before the outbreak of war. In 1940 he became Assistant Director of the Medical Service and left for Singapore. After capitulation he and his eldest son Thomas were prisoners-of-war. On release in 1945 he resumed civilian practice but ill-health obliged him to retire in 1955. He died in 1962
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No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/60215Enid Derham was an Australian university lecturer and poet. She was born on 24 March 1882 in Hawthorn, Melbourne, to Thomas Plumley Derham, Bristol-born solicitor, and Ellen Hyde. She began her education at Hessle College and was later admitted to Presbyterian Ladies College. In 1900, Enid enrolled at The University of Melbourne, studying Classical Philology under Professor T. G. Tucker. After enrolling at The University of Melbourne, she became a member of the Princess Ida Club, whose purpose was to "promote the common interests of, and to form a bond of union between the present and past women students". Enid became extensively involved in the club, and was eventually appointed to the committee. In 1903, she graduated with a B.A. (first class honours), and went on to complete an M.A. in English and modern languages in 1905. During this time she began writing poetry.
After graduating, Enid remained involved in the University of Melbourne community, tutoring English at Trinity and Ormond Colleges, the University Extension Board, and the Workers' Educational Association. In 1910, she and eighteen other women formed the Catalysts Society, a club for intellectual discussion based on the Lyceum Clubs in England. Enid presented the first paper to the society, entitled The Works of Thomas Hardy . Building on the success of the Catalysts , Derham and other original members of the group, along with other female intellectuals formed The Lyceum Club, Melbourne. Enid was also a founding member of the Classical Association of Victoria.
In 1912, a small collection of her poetry was published, entitled The Mountain Road and Other Verses along with a short play entitled Empire: A Morality Play for Children . In 1921, she was given the post of temporary lecturer at the University of Western Australia. In 1922, she was appointed as a lecturer in the English department of The University of Melbourne, a position which she held until her death in 1941. In 1924, Enid attended the Locarno Conference on New Education in Locarno, Switzerland. In 1927, she took a twelve month leave of absence, and travelled extensively throughout Egypt, the Mediterranean, Europe, and England.
Enid Derham died on 13 November, 1941. In 1958, a posthumous collection of her poetry entitled Poems was published by the Melbourne University Press.
Rosemary Francis and Jane Carey, The Catalysts' Society (1910 - ), The Australian Women s Register, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0550b.htm, accessed 28 June 2013.
Anne Heywood, Derham, Enid (1882 - 1941) , The Australian Women s Register, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0312b.htm, accessed 28 June 2013.
Imelda Palmer, 'Derham, Enid (1882 1941)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/derham-enid-5960/text10169, accessed 28 June 2013.
University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne University Princess Ida Club, 1963.0030, Box 1, Minute Book March 27 1897-August 13 1908
A Natural History Of English Insects : Illustrated with A Hundred Copper Plates, curiously Engraven from the Life : And (for those who desire it) exactly Coloured
No full textby the Author Eleazar Albin, Painter ; To which are added, Large Notes, And many Curious Observations, By W. Derham, Fellow of the Royal SocietyGemäss ESTC Neuausgabe der Auflage von 1720 mit einem Austauschblatt (Cancellans) als TitelblattKolorierte BildtafelnAus dem Vorbesitz der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Züric
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No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/60211Sir David Plumley Derham (1920-1985), lawyer and Vice-Chancellor, was born on 13 May 1920 in Melbourne, son of Dr. Alfred Plumley Derham and Frances Derham (née Anderson). He completed his secondary education at Trinity Grammar School and Scotch College. In 1938, David entered Ormond College, University of Melbourne, completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1941. During this time David was also a member of the Melbourne University Rifles. He joined the Melbourne University Regiment on 1 November 1940. David enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28 July 1941 and served as a trooper in an armoured regiment before becoming a lieutenant in 1942. From 1943 he performed air liaison and support duties at headquarters in New Guinea, the Netherlands East Indies and Borneo, and for brief periods with American forces in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. In 1947, David was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), in recognition of his service during the war.
In 1944, David married Rosemary Joan Brudenell, daughter of General Sir Brudenell White. David was able to resume his education at University of Melbourne under the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme, and graduated LL B (1947) and LLM (1948) with first-class honours. After completing his legal education, David articled at Moule, Hamilton and Derham, under his uncle Francis Derham. David worked as a Barrister from 1945-1951, and became a Solicitor in 1948. During this time David began his career as a legal educator, first as a tutor of Law at University of Melbourne (Queens College) and then as an Independent Lecturer in Constitutional Law (1949-1951). In 1951, David succeeded Sir George Whitecross Paton as Professor of Jurisprudence, holding the post until 1964. From 1953-1954 David also taught overseas, first as Visiting Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford, and then as a Carnegie Travelling Fellow.
David Derham was instrumental to the establishment of the Law School at Monash University in 1964. In the same year he took the post of Dean of Faculty of Law, Monash University, teaching at the new Law School until 1968. In 1968, David succeeded G.W. Paton as Vice-Chancellor of University of Melbourne, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1982. During his time as Vice-Chancellor David reviewed the administrative structure of The University of Melbourne and addressed a recent surge in student activism. He also contributed to legal scholarship, as first as the editor of Paton s Textbook of Jurisprudence (1964 and 1972 editions) and then as a joint author of An Introduction to Law and Cases and Materials on Legal Processes (1966) with F. K. Maher and P. L. Waller. He also contributed book chapters and had articles published in local and international law journals. In 1968 David received the honour of Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG), and Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1977. David s achievements were also recognised by Monash University, who conferred upon him an honorary LLD.
During his life David was involved in many committees, including: Board of Management Royal Melbourne Hospital (1958-1982), Commonwealth Committee on Future of Tertiary Education in Australia (1962-1964), Overseas Service Bureau (1965-1981), Australian Universities Commission (1965-1968), Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management (1973-1982), Chairman Australian Vice-Chancellor s Committee (1975-1976). David was also involved in social clubs, including: Naval & Military, Royal Melbourne Golf, Barwon Heads Golf, Melbourne Beefsteak, and Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.
In 1981, David Derham retired from his role as Vice-Chancellor at The University of Melbourne, due to his diminishing health. During his final years David was forced to give up many of his social and professional commitments. David Derham passed away in September 1985 of Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease. In 1986, his article on the dismissal of the Whitlam government was published posthumously and went on to win the Rogers Legal Writing Award.
Sources consulted:
Cecily Close, 'Derham, Sir David Plumley (1920 1985)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/derham-sir-david-plumley-12414/text22317, published in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 25 February 2014
Physico-Theology
No full textDie Rückseite des Titelblatts ist unbedrucktEnthält Widmungen an: "Dem Magnifico ... Herren Daniel Stockfleth ..." und "Dem Hochwürdigen Vater ... Thomas Lord Ertz-Bischof von Canterbury ..."Enthält einen Beitrag von: "Carol Rollins"Paginierung: nach Seite 480 "481 biß 721", von da an korrekte Paginierung Seite 722 - 1072Vorlageform der Veröffentlichungsangabe: Hamburg, bey Christian Wilhelm Brandt, 1750
Design and evaluation of a coherent multistatic radar system
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Natural Rubber Foundation Bearings for Earthquake Protection—Experimental Results
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The concept of earthquake protection of civil engineering structures by the use of rubber mountings of low shear stiffness has been discussed by Derham, Wootton, and Learoyd. Figure 1, taken from these references, shows the predicted response of a five-story shear-wall structure to an earthquake having a peak ground acceleration of 0.3 g. The accelerations shown at the various mass levels have been computed both for the building with its foundation fixed conventionally, and for the building “floating” on natural rubber bearings. The bearing stiffness was such as to make the horizontal natural frequency of the mounted structure 0.5 Hz. The basis of computation was the response spectrum of Housner. The results were later confirmed further by using a time-history analysis. The basic conclusion from these computer studies was that the use of rubber mountings leads the building to behave in an earthquake essentially as a rigid body. The rigid body accelerations, and hence the forces, are very much smaller than the accelerations experienced by a fixed-foundation structure, particularly in upper storys. For the case studied the overall maximum acceleration of the rubber-mounted structure was calculated to be one-tenth the maximum acceleration experienced by the fixed-foundation structure.</jats:p
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