| Reference number | NLB/66/387 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/66 p214 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to [Robert John Strutt] Lord Rayleigh, FRS |
| Date | 30 April 1924 |
| Description | Informs Robert John Strutt of 3 papers; 1: 'The band spectrum of hydrogen' by [Stanley] Allen, communicate by [Owen Willans] Richardson. States the [James Hopwood] Jeans have suggested Prof. [John William] Nicholson and [Thomas Ralph] Merton as referees and asks if Strutt agrees. Includes an extract of a covering letter by Richardson stating that although he is sceptical about the results, feels Allen has hit on something. 2: 'On the band-spectra of silicon oxide and chloride, and chlorides of carbon, boron, and aluminium' by W. Jevons and communicated by Prof. Plummer. Suggests [Thomas Ralph] Merton as a referee as a previous paper by the author has been seen by Merton. 3: A second paper 'An automatic and continuous recording balance. (The odén-keen balance)' by [John Reginald Horder] Coutts, [Edward Mortimer] Crowther, [Bernard Augustus] Keen and [Sven] Odén, communicated by Sir John Russell, has been sent in by the Soil Physics Department, before a pervious has been returned by [Frederick Alexander] Lindemann. Also reports on papers that have been returned. That Mr. [William Cecil Dampier] Whetham has reported favourably on the paper 'Activity-measurement by the partition method' by [Bernard] Cavanagh. Includes an extract from the report asking for further clarity. Informs that [Sydney] Chapman has reported favourably on the paper 'The 27-day period (interval) terrestrial magnetic disturbance' by [Aloysius Laurence] Cortie. Includes an extract from both Chapman and Arthur Schuster's reports. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/30/32 |
| RR/30/31 |
| RR/30/1 |
| RR/31/1 |
| RR/30/24 |
| NLB/66/457 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7877 | Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh | 1875 - 1947 |
| NA7014 | Richardson; Sir; Owen Willans (1879 - 1959); physicist | 1879 - 1959 |
| NA6296 | Nicholson; John William (1881 - 1955) | 1881 - 1955 |
| NA8260 | Merton; Sir; Thomas Ralph (1888 - 1969) | 1888 - 1969 |
| NA8251 | Lindemann; Frederick Alexander (1886 - 1957); Viscount Cherwell | 1886 - 1957 |
| NA6483 | Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist | 1851 - 1934 |
| NA8165 | Chapman; Sydney (1888 - 1970); mathematician and geophysicist | 1888 - 1970 |
| NA2257 | Whetham; Sir; William Cecil Dampier (1867 - 1952) | 1867 - 1952 |