Record

RefNoRR/66/150
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Arthur John Allmand, on a paper 'Adsorption of lauryl sulphonic acid in the surface of its aqueous solution, and the Gibbs theorem' by James William McBain and Lloyd A Wood
Date[November 1939]
DescriptionSectional Committee: Chemistry

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Agrees with the second referee that the paper should be published as it stands. Refers to work of Humphreys, Swain, G F Mills and T F Ford. The experiments described are important, but there is no theoretical discussion.

Appended letter from Christopher Kelk Ingold, to John David Griffith Davies, dated 20 November 1939, states that the report covers all the main points adequately, and the paper might now be published. Endorsed on recto as received 21 November 1939.

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

Endorsed on verso as received 16 November 1939.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Typescript
PhysicalDescriptionStandardised form (type E) and letter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspa.1940.0020 Vol.174 1940
RelatedRecordRR/66/151
RR/66/152
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1362Allmand; Arthur John (1885 - 1951)1885 - 1951
NA1306McBain; James William (1882 - 1953)1882 - 1953
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