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RefNoNLB/62/212
AltRefNoNLB/62 p120
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TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [John William] Nicholson, Chairman of the Mathematics Committee and FRS
Date2 January 1922
DescriptionInforms Professor [John William] Nicholson that two papers have been received, one by [Charles] Spearman, 'Correlation between arrays in a table of correlations', and one by Captain J. W. Bispham, 'An experimental determination of the distribution of the partial correlation coefficient in samples of thirty'. Notes that Mr. [James Hopwood] Jeans has suggested both go to Professor [Arthur Stanley] Eddington for report and asks if he concurs. Also provides details of the first report on J. E. Jones' paper and asks Professor Nicholson to nominate a second referee.
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FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6296Nicholson; John William (1881 - 1955)1881 - 1955
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