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Reference numberNLB/65/557
Alternative reference numberNLB/65 p309
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Lord Rayleigh [Robert John Strutt], FRS
Date20 November 1923
DescriptionDiscusses [David] Brunt's paper 'The Dynamics of Cyclonesand Anticyclones regarded as Atmospheric Vortices', communicated by [William] Napier Shaw; [Geoffrey Ingram] Taylor reported adversely on the paper as its referee, but Napier Shaw supports it. Asks whether they should send the paper back to Taylor for further opinion, send it to a second referee, or publish it. Also informs Lord Rayleigh [Robert John Strutt] that [Alfred North] Whitehead has communicated M. D. Hart's paper 'The Degradation of Acoustical Energy', but is not sure it is suitable for publication, and asks Rayleigh to suggest a suitable referee.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7877Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh; experimental physicist1875 - 1947
NA7142Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945); meteorologist1854 - 1945
NA6602Taylor; Sir; Geoffrey Ingram (1886 - 1975)1886 - 1975
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
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