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Reference numberRR/17/55
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh, and additional letter to Joseph Larmor, on a paper 'On retardation of the discharge of an electroscope by means of certain radio-active ad other substances' by Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow
Date30 March 1906
DescriptionSectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds many problems with the conclusions drawn by the author. Suggests it would be best for the author if the paper was withdrawn.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 2 April 1906.
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionStandardised form (type C) and letter on paper
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Access statusOpen
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CodeNameDates
NA7877Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh; experimental physicist1875 - 1947
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