Professor Alexander William Bickerton
1842–1929
(Person)
Scientist, university professor, eccentric.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Reply to critics on “A new story of the stars” in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 73
- Presidential address on the Genesis of Worlds and Systems [Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand April 5, 1879] in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 38
- Copy of Letters Sent to “Nature” on Partial Impact in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 38
- The history and scope of the story in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 72
- A Summary of Chapter XV. of the Romance of the Heavens...: being the application of the theory of ‘Constructive Impact’ to cosmic evolution in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 76
- Cosmic Evolution in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 76
- University Reform The Inaugural Address for 1881 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 48
Mentioned in
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- Educating New Zealand
- Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations
- Illustrated Guide to Christchurch and Neighbourhood
- New Zealanders and Science
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Professor Alexander William Bickerton":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.