Record

RefNoPB/2/2/14/1
Previous numbersB.61
LevelItem
TitleCorrespondence with JV Jelley and W Galbraith re their work at Harwell
Datec.1940s-1950s
DescriptionJelley and Galbraith's work was eventually published as 'Light Pulses from the Night Sky associated with Cosmic Rays' ('Nature', 171, 349, 1953).

Includes several preliminary drafts for the paper and offprint, notes and graphs sent to Blackett for comment, and typescript of later paper for publication in 'Nature' 'Light Pulses from Night Sky'.

Correspondence with officials at Harwell re the experiment, comments by BD Hyams on early draft of paper.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialJelley and Galbraith's work was stimulated by Blackett's paper on the Cerenkov radiation (see B.58-B.60).
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