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Reference numberRR/19/53
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by William de Wiveleslie Abney, on a paper 'On the relative visibility of the different colours of the spectrum' by The Physical Society of Glasgow University
Date25 October 1912
DescriptionSectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Is reluctant in his opinion as the students have taken 'great pains' in their research. Suggests the paper is more suited to a college magazine.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 26 October 1912.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionStandardised form (type C)
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Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6454Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920)1843 - 1920
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