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Reference numberRR/66/148
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Alfred Fowler, on a paper 'Luminescence of mercury vapour along an a-ray pencil, and transfer of nitrogen excitation to mercury' by A Luyckx
Date[May 1939]
DescriptionSectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. The paper follows on from the work of Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh. Suggests the Communicator be asked to make improvements to the paper and correct the use of English. Suggests clarifying the references between text and plates. The importance of iron oxide requires mention in the summary.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Endorsed on verso as received 16 May 1939.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionStandardised form (type E)
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspa.1939.0116 Vol.172 1939
Related records in the catalogueRR/66/149
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6169Fowler; Alfred (1868 - 1940); astrophysicist1868 - 1940
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