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RefNoRR/69/289
LevelItem
TitleReport by Lewis Fry Richardson, on a paper 'The aerodynamic drag of the earth’s surface and the value of von Karman’s constant in the lower atmosphere' by Percival Albert Sheppard
Date23 March 1946
DescriptionA new comprehensive argument has occurred to him since he last posted about the paper. Gives instructions on how to improve the experiment.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1947].

Endorsed on recto as received 25 March 1946.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionReport on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspa.1947.0005
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8012Richardson; Lewis Fry (1881 - 1953)1881 - 1953
NA3528Sheppard; Percival Albert (1907 - 1977)1907 - 1977
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