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Reference numberNLB/59/880
Alternative reference numberNLB/59 p486
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Dugald Clerk, Chairman of the Applied Sciences Committee and FRS
Date25 November 1920
DescriptionRefers to a paper by W. T. David, 'The internal energy of inflammable mixtures of coal-gas and air after explosions', that Sir Dugald Clerk communicated to the Society. Explains that it has been passed for printing, subject to it being condensed to 'Proceedings' length. Asks Sir Clerk to find out whether the author is willing to make this reduction.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
NA7825Clerk; Sir; Dugald (1854 - 1932); mechanical engineer1854 - 1932
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