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Reference numberNLB/64/823
Alternative reference numberNLB/64 p463
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; [Robert John Strutt] Lord Rayleigh
Date26 June 1923
DescriptionAsks for approval of the following matters; to approve the publication of Parts I and II of [Charles Thomson Rees] Wilson's 'Investigations on X-rays and ß-rays by the cloud method. Part 1.—X-rays and Part II. —ß-ray' for the first part to be published in August Proceedings and the second part to be published in September; and [William Thomas] Astbury's 'The crystalline structure of anhydrous racemic acid', communicated by [Sir William Henry] Bragg to be passed under Standing Order 43, or sent to a referee if Bragg's opinion is not enough; mention that Wilson has been working on the paper for 6 years, and has finally been sent in.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueCW/A/12i
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8140Bragg; Sir; William Henry (1862 - 1942); physicist1862 - 1942
NA7877Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh; experimental physicist1875 - 1947
NA7953Wilson; Charles Thomson Rees (1869 - 1959); physicist1869 - 1959
NA6226Astbury; William Thomas (1898 - 1961)1898 - 1961
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