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Reference numberNLB/64/112
Alternative reference numberNLB/64 p71
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [Horace] Lamb, Chairman of the Mathematical Committee and FRS
Date1 February 1923
DescriptionInforms Professor [Horace] Lamb that they have received two papers, one by Miss Wrinch, 'The lateral vibrations of bars of variable cross-station', and one by [Ali Moustafa] Mosharrafa, 'A second approximation of the quantum theory of the simple Zeeman effect and the appearance of new components'. Asks what should be done in the case of each. Also informs him that the report on [John] Joly's paper, 'A general theory of the movements of the earth's crust', was highly critical.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
NA8246Lamb; Sir; Horace (1849 - 1934)1849 - 1934
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