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RefNoRR/56/99
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, on a paper 'The electromagnetic field due to a uniformly and rigidly electrified sphere in spinless accelerated motion and its mechanical reaction on the sphere—I' by George Adolphus Schott
Date[January 1936]
DescriptionSectional Committee: Mathematics

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. The paper is based on pre-relativity concepts, and makes no mention of the work of Hendrik Antoon Lorentz. Finds the conclusions incorrect.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Endorsed on verso as received 17 January 1936.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionStandardised form (type D)
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspa.1936.0162 Vol.156 1936
RelatedRecordRR/56/96
RR/56/98
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6266Dirac; Paul Adrien Maurice (1902 - 1984)1902 - 1984
NA2609Schott; George Adolphus (1868 - 1937)1868 - 1937
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