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Reference numberRR/49/115
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Douglas Rayner Hartree, on a paper 'On the magnetic ionic theory of radio transmission' by Thomas Lydwell Eckersley
Date[May 1933]
DescriptionSectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the title misleading. Suggests the paper be rewritten to improve clarity and conciseness. Finds the use of notation and nomenclature to be clumsy. Refers to work of Hamilton. Suggests the paper be referred to someone with more knowledge on the specific subject.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 24 May 1933.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionStandardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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Access statusOpen
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CodeNameDates
NA2888Hartree; Douglas Rayner (1897 - 1958); mathematician and theoretical physicist1897 - 1958
NA8210Eckersley; Thomas Lydwell (1886 - 1959)1886 - 1959
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