| Reference number | RR/21/119 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by James Hopwood Jeans, on a paper 'On the origin of the absorption spectra of certain types of organic compounds' by N P McCleland |
| Date | [April 1914] |
| Description | Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry
No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Considers the paper 'vague and sketchy' and 'cannot feel any enthusiasm' for it. Cannot make a judgement on the paper as a chemist, but as a physicist would be surprised if the conclusions turned out to be true. If published, the author should be asked to 'explain his analysis more clearly'.
[Not published]
Endorsed on verso as received 2 March 1914. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Standardised form (type C) and letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/21/116 |
| RR/21/117 |
| RR/21/118 |
| AP/79/1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1226 | Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician | 1877 - 1946 |