| RefNo | RR/25/54 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Harold Baily Dixon, on a paper 'Influence of reduced pressure on the electrical ignition of gases' by W M Thornton |
| Date | 2 March 1918 |
| Description | Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry
Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the author's assumptions to be biased and his conclusions are 'fantastic'. Provides criticism of the conclusions. Refers to work by Richard Vernon Wheeler, who has repeated the work of the author and found it to be erroneous.
[Not published]
Endorsed on recto as received 4 March 1918. |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Standardised form (type D) |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8203 | Dixon; Harold Baily (1852 - 1930); chemist and amateur footballer | 1852 - 1930 |