1911 James Mann

1911 JAMES MANN22

In 1911, James Mann23 (1857-1921), presented a paper of his work on six Papuan timber species titled 24Papuan timbers - some of the properties of six specimens, by James Mann, 1911.

22 Reference PNGAF Mag # 9A of 15/3/21 p20.

James Mann was a leading researcher and authority on determining the strength and durability of Australasian timbers, and pioneered methods for identifying species using microscopic examination, and splinter tests. Mann was Government research scholar at the School of Engineering, University of Melbourne, 1910-1912, and oversaw the Engineering Laboratory, for 20 years when Professor W. C. Kernot occupied the chair of engineering. James Mann wrote several papers in conjunction with the Victorian Institute of Engineers, the Royal Society of Victoria, and other technical bodies, and was consulted by the Victorian Forests Department after it was formed in 1908.

He published a textbook Australian Timber: its strength, durability, and identification, 1900. An extended second edition was published in 1921, that included more detailed research based on test samples with known age, forest location, and soil conditions, as well as including details about imported timber species from Papua, Burma, New Guinea, and New Zealand.

Source

Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village Author James Mann

Publisher Walker may & Co 1900.

23 Entry in Encyclopedia of Australian Science 24 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itemdetails/33805 Vol 24 of 1912 pages 20-45