Windmessung Olympisch Spiele [Wind Measurement Olympic Games] [Reports, Papers and Letters]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20190021] RESEARCH AND UNPUBLISHED PAPERS OF FRITZ LOEWEAccession[1988.0020] Consolidated Papers of Fritz Philipp LoeweIdentifierUMA-ITE-2019002100321Scope and ContentEnvelope containing carbon typescript reports and papers by C. L. Cotton and Les (or Leo) Cotton regarding wind assistance to track athletes, including "Report on Wind Assistance in a 220 Yards (200 Metres) Hurdles Race on a Conventional Curved Track"; Related copies of letters from Leo Cotton to Fritz Loewe and to John Banks, International Amateur Athletic Federation; Handwritten drafts of replies to Cotton by Fritz Loewe (Note: The Cottons and Fritz Loewe appear to have been members of, or expert advisors to, the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Wind Committee, and Loewe is acknowledged as providing wind measurement data to Les Cotton).
Topics of papers and correspondence include: The use of wind gauges; Anemometers; Wind measurement; Olympic stop watches.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2019.0021 Unit 0022

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CreatorLoewe, Fritz P.RoleProvenance

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Date1954-1956

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Previous System ID2019.0021.00321Finding Aid Reference1988.0020 Unit 17/15

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Language of MaterialEnglish (eng)

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Windmessung Olympisch Spiele [Wind Measurement Olympic Games] [Reports, Papers and Letters]