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RefNoNLB/60/686
AltRefNoNLB/60 p386
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [Thomas Ralph] Merton, FRS
Date15 March 1921
DescriptionEncloses a paper by Metcalfe and Venkatesacher, 'The absorption of light by electrically luminsescent mercury vapour' [not enclosed]. Asks Professor [Thomas Ralph] Merton if he could give his opinion as to the suitability of it for publishing in the 'Proceedings'. Specifically, asks Professor Merton to comment on whether he thinks the authors have described their experimental arrangements in too much detail.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8260Merton; Sir; Thomas Ralph (1888 - 1969)1888 - 1969
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
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