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Unpublished paper, 'On the action of radium on gelatine' by John Butler Burke

Reference number: AP/78/3

Date: 1906

Description

Burke presents corrections and objections to a paper published by Douglas Rudge in volume 78 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society A as 'The action of radium and certain other salts on gelatin', stating that Rudge 'does not appear to be acquainted with any of my papers on the subject'.

Annotations in ink throughout.

Subject: Chemistry

Received 28 January 1907. Marked as 'Not read'. Communicated by Joseph Larmor.

Reference number
AP/78/3
Earliest possible date
1906
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Typescript

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John Butler Burke

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John Butler Burke, Unpublished paper, 'On the action of radium on gelatine' by John Butler Burke, 1906, AP/78/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_78_3/unpublished-paper-on-the-action-of-radium-on-gelatine-by-john-butler-burke, accessed on 17 January 2025

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