Norman Collie was Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director of Laboratories at University College London between 1902 and 1928. He was a pioneering mountaineer but was also a prolific inventor; this review focuses on that little-known latter aspect of his activities.
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ColllieJ.N., PattersonH.S., and MassonI. (1914) The production of neon and helium by the electrical discharge. Proc. Roy. Soc., 91, 30–45.
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CollieJ.N. (1895) A new form of barometer. J. Chem. Soc. Trans., 67, 128–132.
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CollieJ.N. (1909) Notes on a curious property of neon. Proc. Roy. Soc., 82, 378–380.
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CollieJ.N. (1897) A space formula for benzene. J. Chem. Soc. Trans., 71, 1013–1023.
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