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Reference numberNLB/52/470
Alternative reference numberNLB/52 p267
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from [Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]; to Professor Charles Herbert Lees, Chairman of the Physics and Chemistry Committee and FRS
Date17 December 1915
DescriptionRefers to a paper by William M. Thornton on the ignition of gases by Impulsive Electric Discharge. Reports that the referees have opposing viewpoints on the paper. Dr. Dugald Clerk says the paper should not be published, while Professor H. [Harold] B. [Bailey] Dixon recommends it for publication. Asks Professor Charles Herbert Lees what further action should be taken.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA688Lees; Charles Herbert (1864 - 1952); physicist1864 - 1952
NA7825Clerk; Sir; Dugald (1854 - 1932); mechanical engineer1854 - 1932
NA8203Dixon; Harold Baily (1852 - 1930); chemist and amateur footballer1852 - 1930
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