| RefNo | RR/37/158 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Second referee's report by Hugh Longbourne Callendar, on a paper 'The effect of temperature on the viscosity of air' by W G Shilling and A E Laxton |
| Date | 31 December 1928 |
| Description | Sectional committee: Physics
Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Is not satisfied with the newly submitted figure. Requests a comparison between the current results and those of Williams, but the authors have only provided a comparison with the results of Edwards, which are not in dispute. Refers to work of Robert Andrews Millikan. Encloses a rough plot from the respective tables. Requests that the authors provide a comparison with the results of Williams, which he asked for previously.
[Not published].
Endorsed on recto as received 1 January 1929. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Standardised form (type D) and graph |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RR/37/157 |
| RR/37/159 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5307 | Callendar; Hugh Longbourne (1863 - 1930); physicist | 1863 - 1930 |