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Letter from John Ambrose Fleming, regarding a paper 'Alternate current measurement' by W E Sumpner

Reference number: RR/17/226

Date: 08 November 1907

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Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Apologises for not being able to come to a conclusion regarding publication of the paper.

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

Endorsed on recto as received 9 November 1907.

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RR/17/226
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08 November 1907
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Ambrose Fleming

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John Ambrose Fleming, Letter from John Ambrose Fleming, regarding a paper 'Alternate current measurement' by W E Sumpner, 08 November 1907, RR/17/226, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_226/letter-from-john-ambrose-fleming-regarding-a-paper-alternate-current-measurement-by-w-e-sumpner, accessed on 22 January 2025

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