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January 2013

Rolling Stone Archives - Two Steps from the Blues

Hello,

I don't have access to the Rolling Stone archives, such as to the December 10, 2003 review, and the other May 30, 1969 review may be also helpful. Regards.--Tomcat (7) 12:03, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The 2003 review is part of their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It is very brief so I'll just paste it here. GabrielF (talk) 13:51, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

215; Two Steps From the Blues

Bobby Bland

BEAT GOES ON 1961

THIS COLLECTION OF THE blues singer's 1958-1961 singles was recorded after Bland had his tonsils removed and lost some of his upper register. The result — an even more stirring, guttural howl — is epitomized by "Little Boy Blue" and "Cry, Cry, Cry," which erase any distinction between blues and soul.

Under 500,000 • —

Citation: Blashill, P, Curtis, A, Edmonds, B, Edwards, G, Eliscu, J, Frickle, D, Kemp, M, Kot, G, Levy, J, Puterbaugh, P, Scaggs, A, Schoemer, K, Scoppa, B, Sheffield, R, Thigpen, D, & Walters, B 2003, 'THE 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME', Rolling Stone, 937, pp. 83-178, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 2 January 2013.


Library Support

  Disregard

Greetings,

I'm searching for the following book on the Maoroccan Crisis of 1911: "Deutschland und England in Marokko und Tripolis unsere Politik in Gegenwart und Zukunft". Unfortunately it is not available in any library here in the UK. According to the Worldcat ([1]) the only copies that are still in existence are located in the US. To be specific the New York Public Library, the Harvard College Library and the Harvard Law School Library are still in possession of that book. I presume that this book in an old doctoral thesis. Since I'd like to know more about the author I was wondering whether there is someone around, who has access to the aforementioned libraries can spare 5 to 10 minutes to pick up a copy of that book and check whether there it contains a curriculum vitae of the author, as was customary back in that time. If that should be the case I'd be grateful if the person checking out the book could transcribe the curriculum vitae and post it here. Since the curricula vitae in doctoral theses were very brief (8 to 12 lines in a rather big typ-size on average) it really is just a matter of 2-3 minues to carry out the task - even if you do not understand the language. If it really is adoctoral thesis I'd furtheremore be interested into the text of the front-page ("Inaugural dissertation written by...") and into the brief info on the second an third page (normally 2 lines giving the names of the professors who were assigned to review the paper and a two-line dedication of the work such as "to my parents"). If anyone can help me - Thank you very much indeed in advance!R.J.K.O.83 (talk) 02:53, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Since this is your first Wikipedia edit, could you please clarify whether you you are looking for this source in order to write or edit a wikipedia article? GabrielF (talk) 03:12, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have written Wikipedia articles before. However, since I am a semi-regular user and not too much of a technical aficinoado, I never bothered to register for a regular user-account. My interest regarding the aforementioned book is two-fold: For one thing I am interested in the matter for the sake of it. But I have also started an article on the author of the book, a man by the name of Axel Ripke who is probably most-notable for his role as a propagandist during World War I and as an early mentor of Joseph Goebbels. I hope that the article is adequate proof of the honourableness of my request and my readiness to incorporate any useable findings into the Wikipedia.R.J.K.O.83 (talk) 04:53, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK I will try to locate this for you. I do not read German but I'll do my best. GabrielF (talk) 20:55, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It surprises me, that there is only one catalogue record in Germany. But it is marked as "lost due to the war". May I have this, too, please? --тнояsтеn ⇔ 21:48, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Print OCLC 252573188 Microfilm OCLC 24597228 Deutschland und England in Marokko und Tripolis (whereas unsere Politik in Gegenwart und Zukunft seems to be a subtitle, which may be omitted in some cataloguing.)LeadSongDog come howl! 04:29, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OCLC 252573188 is what i wrote above: "lost due to the war". --тнояsтеn ⇔ 07:28, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Times archive

Irish Times story: Williams, Brendan (5 May 2007). "Anomaly of Offaly rainfall explained". The Irish Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)(subscription required). It might be 26 May 2007 though as the archive says 5 May but the search returns 26 May --Senra (talk) 01:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot locate this in LexisNexis. I've found that sometimes wire service and other articles don't show up though. GabrielF (talk) 02:59, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A giant marine reptile from Bedfordshire

Any chance of seeing this paper? Newman, B & Tarlo, B. 1967:A giant marine reptile from Bedfordshire. Animals10(2): 61–63. --Senra (talk) 13:21, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Its not clear what kind of journal it is.As the journal "Animal" that I found in the net is only few years old.My guess the journal probably changed its name or don't exist anymore but there maybe some issues in the libraries.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 13:56, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Should be ISSN 0003-3618 (see [2]) --тнояsтеn ⇔ 14:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)Probably we talking about this journal [3] many libraries have it.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 14:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
From Dietz, LF & Sarjeant, W A S 1993. L. B. Halstead: A bibliography of his published writings. Modern Geology. Vol. 18. 61–81 p. 64 we see the paper we require. I can't help any further. If this cannot be found on-line, let me know and I will request it at the library --Senra (talk) 14:37, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Abswurmbachite

Could I have:

  • Reinecke, T., E. Tillmanns, and H.-J. Bernhardt (1991) Abswurmbachite, Cu2+Mn3+6[O8/SiO4]; a new mineral of the braunite group: natural occurrence, synthesis, and crystal structure. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Abh., 163, 117-143.
Chris857 (talk) 04:08, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That journal is OCLC 263593336. Note that Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Abhandlungen at the time was a separate publication from Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Monatscefte though they are now merged under Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Abhandlungen. It's held in Zurich, probably other places too. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:10, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

article on Studia Iranica

hi. can anyone give me : C. E. Bosworth, “Rulers of Makrān and Quṣdār in the Early Islamic Period,” Studia Iranica 23, 1994, pp. 199-209. link --Espiral (talk) 07:57, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 4632375355 is broadly held in major university libraries. HOLLIS 000136265, e.g. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:05, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
i don`t have access to these libraries. can anyone send me this article as email ?--Espiral (talk) 09:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Archiv fur Molluskenkunde

Fulltext would be fine to be sure that the Xanthonychoidea is updated completely.

  • Thompson F. G. & Naranjo-García E. (2012). "Echinichidae, a new family of dart-bearing helicoid slugs from Mexico, with the description of a new genus and three new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Xanthonychoidea)". Archiv fur Molluskenkunde 141(2): 197-208. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/141/197-208.

--Snek01 (talk) 21:50, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proceedings Magazine June 1960 page 26

Hi. According to navsource.org there is some info there about USS Kentucky (BB-6) at Kobe. Can some one who has access to the magazine verify this? Inkbug (talk) 14:08, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For clarity, that's the one published by the United States Naval Institute - plenty of other organisations publish Proceedings of their own, PNAS being a leading example.Le Deluge (talk) 19:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
ISSN 0041-798X. All issues up to 2005 are (in the worst case) available from University Microfilms Inc, on 35mm. It is held by the NYPL under this record (Bilings call number *ZAN-V1036. Can someone there do the check? LeadSongDog come howl! 04:32, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Annual reports of Scantlin Electronics Inc. / Quotron Systems Inc.

I am writing an article on Quotron, see the draft. Scantlin Electronics Inc. (SEI) was taken public as a non-listed stock in October 1960 with Loeb, Rhoades & Co. as the underwriter. In 1973 the company was renamed to Quotron Systems Inc. In 1985, Citibank acquired the majority of the shares. I am looking for IPO filings, annual reports and similar filings from the time of 1960 until 1985. I looked into the EDGAR database without success, but I am assuming that there be some other SEC filings, listed or not. Thank you. --Minderbinder-de (talk) 21:08, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Highbeam finds 198 hits on "Quotron", mostly news stories. LeadSongDog come howl! 17:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

February 2013

Maslamah

Hello! I would be grateful for access to:

  • Francesco Gabrieli, "L'eroe omayyade Maslamah Ibn ‘Abd al-Malik", Rendiconti Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, ser. 8, V (1950), pp. 22-39.

Thanks in advance. --Constantine ✍ 21:47, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 8490651 held under HOLLIS: 000111470 barcode 32044103313987 LeadSongDog come howl! 03:26, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Further, there's a review of that work at JSTOR 1579564LeadSongDog come howl! 03:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that's the correct listing. Volume 8 for that title was published 1977-1989, but Constantine's information says it should be 1950. I'm thinking that it might be this listing[4]. Series 8 v.5 was published in 1950.GabrielF (talk) 16:35, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're likely correct. The cataloguing of that journal on Worldcat is a proper ratsnest. (Worldcat really does not do well with journals having multiple series.) It looks like the 1950 entry is Series 8a Volume 5, which shows under Hollis 001913337 as being in Biblioteca Berenson at barcode 32044103297099. LeadSongDog come howl! 17:56, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fortune 1000

Hi big thanks for the 2012 Fortune 501-1000 list. If possible the city of their headquarters listed along with the company names but not a deal breaker if you can only get the ranks and names of companies. Thanks!

Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 02:06, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I looked through the Fortune archives for the year 2012 and I only saw data for the Fortune 500. Are you sure that they published a Fortune 1000 list in 2012? GabrielF (talk) 18:32, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Alleppey Company and the Theodore Family of Stevedores

  Disregard

Brief citation of the requested materials. --115.242.189.57 (talk) 06:15, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a title, a publisher, a corporate author, or what? You'll need to be a bit more specific for us to be able to help you. What article is it needed for? LeadSongDog come howl! 19:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Platypus

Hi, i'm looking for:

  • Musser AM (1998). Evolution, biogeography and palaeontology of the Ornithorhynchidae. Australian Mammalogy 20, 147–162. 155. [i can´t find a link for publisher]

Thanks Burmeister (talk) 18:09, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 209544879, from ISSN 0310-0049. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:36, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Australian Mammalogy Catalogue – apparently this 1998 article is not officially electronically available (even to members) yet. Reading a hard copy or perhaps getting a scanned copy appear the only options at the moment. ——--macropneuma 03:32, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The paper journal (vol.20 no.2) is held, under either that OCLC number or OCLC 03699542. Is there someone with access to the American Museum of Natural History or the Smithsonian Institution library? LeadSongDog come howl! 04:37, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Arab/Byzantine articles

Hello, I am looking for these articles:

  1. Vassilios Christides, "Arab–Byzantine struggle in the sea: naval tactics (AD 7th–11th centuries): theory and practice", in Aspects of Arab Seafaring: an attempt to fill in the gaps of maritime history, ed. Y.Y. al-Hijji and V. Christides (Athens, 2002), ISBN 960-873300-6, pp. 87–101.
  2. Vassilios Christides, "The naval engagement of Dhat as-Sawari A.H. 34/A.D. 655-656 a classical example of naval warfare incompetence"in Byzantina Vol. 13 No. 2 (Athens, 1985), ISSN 1105-0772, pp. 1329-1346 (there's an online version here but it requires an account)
  3. N. Stratos, "The Naval engagement at Phoenix", in Charanis Studies: Essays in honor of Peter Charanis, ed. A. E. Laiou-Thomadakis (New Brunswick, 1980), ISBN 9780813508757 pp. 229–47.
  4. Rashad Odetallah Khouri, "Leo Tripolites - Ghulám Zuráfa and the Sack of Thessaloniki in 904", in Byzantinoslavica Vol. 56 No. 1 (1995), ISSN 0007-7712, pp. 97-102.
  5. David Olster, "Theodosius Grammaticus and the Arab Siege of 674-78" in Byzantinoslavica Vol. 56 No. 1 (1995), ISSN 0007-7712, pp. 23-28. (online for payment here)

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! --Constantine ✍ 20:43, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Added ISBN for #3. LeadSongDog come howl! 05:09, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copper Peak ski flying

I am interested in Report on study to determine the feasibility of establishing a ski jump in Gogebic County, Michigan - Program Research, New York, OCLC 607916501 or OCLC 39139135 --Chris857 (talk) 04:03, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Reviews in the Neurosciences

  Disregard

I'm trying to get hold on a medical article from this journal: Reviews in Neurosciences (De Gruyter).

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! - --Ollac21 (talk) 17:27, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is your only edit to Wikipedia. Could you tell us what you intend to contribute on by receiving this article? OhanaUnitedTalk page 22:06, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does this report mention ingesting colloidal silver?

Does PMID 22327273 mention ingesting colloidal silver? The abstract does not, but we'd like someone with access to the full article content to see if it's mentioned anywhere. Thanks... Zad68 17:14, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked, and there isn't even mention of "colloidal". Chris857 (talk) 17:52, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Kinda what I expected, thanks. Zad68 18:05, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Neither the press release nor the paper mention colloidal silver or any variation on that term." - I have already said, that saying silver and colloidal silver is almost the same, and in this article it is the same. With what stories the internet awash? Nobody tried to consume chunks of silver, right? The only form people have been consuming is cs. The word "colloidal" is generally a confusing one for the majority of the people. But it takes just one minute to read the wiki article on "colloidal" to understand that it doesn't make much difference. It is still makes a general definition. By saying "colloidal" you don't define what kind of silver, what molecule or atoms or any configuration of silver. So you may as well not to say it at all, as they have choosen to do in the article. In this case instead of saying "colloidal silver" they say "silver" and mean the same thing. Additional link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202094700.htm. (I would like to point to "Story Source: The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of Leeds.)
I have removed "resolved" tag, sorry if I'm not allowed to do that.
My questions are: Is that article mentions "silver"? And a second question, can it be considered as a colloidal silver? For the "colloidal silver" has two definitions:
a)Layperson definition: Any silver-based substance intended for ingestion or external application.
b)Scientific definition which means that silver should be microscopically evenly dispersed into another medium. (This definition stems from wiki article "colloidal".

I would like to point, that both definitions are general ones. They do not include the characterization of the type of silver being used, it's atomic or molecular structure. (All the silver intended for ingestion is essentially is a colloidal one, otherwise it would be just a piece of a silver.) So "silver", "colloidal silver" and "nano silver" mean absolutely the same thing. Its clear that in the press release when they use "silver" they don't mean "pieces of ordinary silver". Ryanspir (talk) 15:34, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

March 2013

UK Airfields of the Ninth

I have strong reason to believe that the earliest edits of the article RAF Merryfield consists of digitized content from this book. If possible, I'd be extremely grateful for assistance in comparing the relevant passages from the book to this article. It seems to be a prominent one, as it is still available for purchase on Amazon UK, so I'm really hoping that somebody might have a copy or have access to it via their library. Can you help? :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:11, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

San Francisco Chronicle (1992)

I've been having difficulty tracking down sources in the San Francisco Chronicle pre-1993. I don't have access to microfiche at the moment, but if that is the only place these two articles can be found, please let me know. I'm currently looking for copies of:

  • Ron Sonenshine, "DA Drops Brownie Mary Charges," San Francisco Chronicle, 12/16/92.
  • Editorial, "Potluck For Mary," San Francisco Chronicle, 12/20/92, A18.

Thanks for any help (or pointers in the right direction). Viriditas (talk) 03:40, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article on the Kornilov affair

I am extending the Spanish Kornilov affair article and I cannot find the following one that I would like to use there:

  1. Saul, Norman E., "British Involvement in the Kornilov Affair", Rocky Mountain Social Science Journal Vol. 10 (1973), No. 1, pp. 43-50

Could someone get it me a copy please? Thanks in advance.--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 09:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it's located, how reliable and neutral can a 40-year old article be on this? It was written at a time before the fall of the former Soviet Union and the opening of their archives. It may be better to look for more current scholarship. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:07, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I see no problem with that and neither does the The Russian Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921: An Annotated Bibliography. If there is any propaganda to filter out, I will do the filtering, I have plenty of practice. I just need the article to read and judge.--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 18:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Radioactivity of the heavy elements

In Chinese article of francium hydroxide it is claimed that francium hydroxide is soluble in water(In English article of francium there is a similar claim using the same source says"Nearly all francium salts are water-soluble.") along with this source:Maddock, A. G. (1951). "Radioactivity of the heavy elements". Q. Rev., Chem. Soc. 3 (3): 270–314. doi:10.1039/QR9510500270., but I can't know from the abstract that if this article says anything about solubility of francium salts.--Inspector (talk) 07:52, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It says:
The element is the heaviest alkali metal and, as might be predicted, possesses very few characteristic co-deposition reactions; but it can be separated from other elements, cesium or rubidium being used as carrier, on the perchlorate, picrate, or phosphotungstate after removal of most other metals by the addition of sodium hydroxide and carbonate. Since nearly all francium salts are soluble and because its radiation characteristics are distinctive, the separation and estimation of the actinium-K has been proposed as a method of assaying actinium. (p. 280)
Is that solubility in water? Chemistry is definitely not my strong suit. --Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions) 09:54, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks after all. Are there any descriptions on how they arrived to this conclusion? Is it original research to apply it to a specific case, e.g to say that FrOH is soluble in water(it might be deduced otherwise by the solubility of other alkali metal hydroxides)?--Inspector (talk) 10:02, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
He writes nothing more on the matter and cites nothing. So you have to trust the author's word. Author: Dr. Alfred Maddock, DIC, MRSC, Sc.D., CTH, D.C., Louvain, [Cambridge University:] Assistant Director of Research in Radiochemistry, 1947–52, Lecturer in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, 1953–62, Reader in Radiochemistry, 1962–84, Fellow and Emeritus Fellow of St Catharine’s College, 1959–2009. Paper from 1951.--Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions) 10:30, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
So, is it sufficiently a reliable source and significant enough for inclusion in article?--Inspector (talk) 11:55, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I would guess so. The only issue may be that research on the topic was poor before more recent times, such that those views are outdated. I would guess that research on solubility of salts would be well-established in the mid-20th century. However, as I said, I don't know chemistry, so that is just a guess. The author's credentials are impeccable, and the paper is written in a respectable journal. --Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions) 20:19, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And supporting the notability of a number of salts?--Inspector (talk) 00:39, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I guess just say "claimed to be soluble..."Is a moderate way to say this.--Inspector (talk) 02:57, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You can't use a source saying "nearly all francium salts are soluble" to write in Wikipedia that francium hydroxide is soluble. It is obviously an example of original research. Somewhere out there is a suitable reference... Zerotalk 01:40, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Simple OED request

For article BDSM (see bottom of discussion page Talk:BDSM), is "BDSM" included in the current updated OED database, and if so, what's the earliest citation? (Not interested in the full definition, just the earliest-dated citation.) Thanks! AnonMoos (talk) 08:33, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is no entry, "BDSM". "BDSM" occurs in the entry "pleasing":
2004 Lisa Chapters 1 thru 6 (BDSM Subliminal) in alt.sex.stories.bondage (Usenet newsgroup) 26 May, Caressing her head, I compliment on how much she has improved in her pleasing of me.)
And in the Draft Addition (June 2012) for "dominant":
2007 Guardian 20 Sept. (G2 section) 17/3 You are both turned on by the type of erotic play broadly known as BDSM.., but whereas he enjoys being both a ‘bottom’ and a ‘top’ (playing either a submissive or dominant role), you are only comfortable being a ‘bottom’.
--Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions) 09:24, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for info (and the Usenet cite for "pleasing" is certainly interesting!), but these are much later than the earliest date that Google Groups gives (June 1991), so it doesn't resolve any of the open questions about the origin of the term... AnonMoos (talk) 09:31, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Google Advanced Books search is completely ignoring the "search by date" restrictions, so that's no help... AnonMoos (talk) 09:54, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Still more sources about francium sulfide

Melting point of francium sulfide :347 °C

References given in zh:硫化鍅：

  1. Prediction derived from trends of other elements in the group
  2. Dale L. Perry, Sidney L. Phillips: Handbook of inorganic compounds. CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-8671-8, S. 336 ([5], p. 336, at Google Books
  3. Record of Natriumsulfid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  4. Record of Kaliumsulfid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Density of francium sulfide :3.35 g/cm3

References given in zh:硫化鍅：

  1. Prediction derived from trends of other elements in the group
  2. Jean D'Ans, Ellen Lax: Taschenbuch für Chemiker und Physiker. 3. Elemente, anorganische Verbindungen und Materialien, Minerale, Band 3. 4. Auflage, Springer, 1997, ISBN 978-3-5406-0035-0, S. 692 ([6], p. 692, at Google Books).
  3. Record of Natriumsulfid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Did those sources give any prediction, or is it just original research? --Inspector (talk) 02:01, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest to post it WP:RD/S--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 07:16, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
They might try to find some sources related to those, but I guess this is the right place when I am not sure whether a particular source is related to such claims. Make the question clear: do these two books relate to francium sulfide? I tried to see some previews when available, but there seemed to be no such description.--Inspector (talk) 09:24, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Peter Viemeister's The Beale Treasure: History of a Mystery

Recently I have improved the Beale cipher article in Chinese wikipedia, and I am confused about some events mentioned in Simon Singh's The Code Book as I cannot find additional resources on internet to verify them and establish their importance. I guess Singh might have taken reference from Viemeister's book, so I would like to know if anyone have this book.

Some events mentioned in Simon Singh's The Code Book:

  1. "Among the most ardent treasure hunters attracted to the Beale ciphers were the Hart brothers, George and Clayton....One of the Harts’ tentative decipherments encouraged them to use dynamite to excavate a particular site; unfortunately, the resulting crater yielded no gold. Although Clayton Hart gave up in 1912, George continued working on the Beale ciphers until 1952"(p.90)
  2. "For example, there is a Cheyenne legend datingfrom around 1820 that tells of gold and silver being taken from the West and buried in eastern mountains."(p.93)
  3. Joseph Jancik, Marilyn Parsons and theri dog Muffin were found digging in Mountain View Church. They were fined $500 and taken custody.
  4. "[Carl] Hammer has been a prominent member of the Beale Cypher and Treasure Association, founded in the 1960s to encourage interest in the Beale mystery. Initially, the Association required that any member who discovered the treasure should shareit with the other members, but this obligation seemed to deter many Beale prospectors from joining, and so the Association soon dropped the condition." Well for this I found there do exist some infos that a "Beale Cypher Association" was established in 1968, and "Beale Cypher Association" is more commonly used name yields more google results. However, the association does not seem to have a website.

Seemed still some other are missing from that online pdf, so I will add more once I find my book.--Inspector (talk) 06:37, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Available on Overdrive via OCLC 441343558, on paper via OCLC 55068642 LeadSongDog come howl! 13:14, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but I had Simon Singh's book already. I don't know if there are additional references in Peter Viemeister's book because I don't have one.--Inspector (talk) 14:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, then OCLC 16887883 shows 43 libraries, amazon, or b&n. LeadSongDog come howl! 15:47, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do anyone have a copy of that book to check about? If so I would not bother to buy another copy.--Inspector (talk) 08:55, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Today I came across an edited book series on contemporary writers. Here is the link. I would like to use the entry on Marion Zimmer Bradley (pp. 237-250), but cannot seem to find out who the author of her chapter is (the final page of her chapter is not available in Google Books, and the table of contents does not divulge this information). Michael D. Sharp is the editor of the entire work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Ruby 2010/2013 16:47, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Since all you need is the name of the article author and perhaps the last page, you might consider emailing the publisher[7] and explaining that you would like to cite the text in a Wikipedia article. It would be in their interest to help you. Failing that, the books seem to be pretty widely held in public libraries[8]. GabrielF (talk) 16:57, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the advice. I have just emailed the publisher. If that doesn't work, I'll try to see if a local copy exists. Regards, Ruby 2010/2013 20:55, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday Telegraph article from 1997

Could somebody help me access the last footnoted reference in the Clarke Peters article? The provided Highbeam link no longer works. Thanks! --Graham87 08:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, I looked in some news databases but they don't seem to cover it, as I couldn't find the article. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 21:28, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Being Middle-class in India: A Way of Life

Can anyone get hold of page 193 of Donner, Henrike, ed. (2012). Being Middle-class in India: A Way of Life. Routledge. ISBN 9781136513398. please? - Sitush (talk) 09:58, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An alternate isbn appears to be 978-0-415-67167-5. - Sitush (talk) 10:13, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Early families of Knox and Whitley counties, Kentucky, with allied families

I am interested in which sources this author used to get his info about Robert Alexander Early (October 1849?-October 1960). I am trying to help the Gerontology Research Group verify his case, but right now the evidence that we found is not conclusive to undoubtedly state that he was 111 years and 1 day old when he died in 1960. If his claimed age is accurate, it would mean that he would have been the oldest man ever at the time of his death.

The author of this book is Cleland Edward Early, it was printed by D. Armstrong Co. in 1988, and it contains 231 pages or around there. Thank you very much. Futurist110 (talk) 03:43, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Did everyone see this post? Futurist110 (talk) 23:59, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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