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'Stephen Clackson' (born April 23, 1961 in Taunton) is a British natural philosopher noted for his work in x-ray crystallography. He lives on the Orkney island of Sanday where he is chairman of the island's Community Council ^[1]. .
He recognized that most Bragg planes in a cylindrically bent crystal lattice must lie on Archimedean spirals ^[2]. Clackson also applied spiral theory to wrought iron work with the formulation of a simple equation, known as the Clackson scroll formula, to enable blacksmiths to calculate the length of metal required to make a scroll.
Dr. Clackson, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, is also an armiger ^[3] and heraldist well-known for his lampooning of the nouveau Scottish baronage ^[4]. He memorably described heraldry as "future-proofed branding".
He is related to Prof. Daniel Ling O.C.

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1. ''Dr Stephen Clackson returns as chairman''
2. ''X-ray Studies of Defects in Diamond and Gallium Arsenide'', University of London, 1989
3. ''The Armorial Bearings of Dr Stephen Gregory Clackson''
4. ''Time to end feudal farce of Barons' Day''