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Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'On the diffraction of light by particles comparable with the wave-length' by Bernard Augustus Keen and Alfred William Porter

Reference number: RR/20/80

Date: October 1913

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Sectional committee: Physics and chemistry

Recommended for publication in Proceedings, although if there is 'some reason why the research cannot be continued at present', the authors must withdraw the paper to improve measurements.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1914].

Endorsed on verso as received 17 October 1913.

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RR/20/80
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October 1913
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Standardised form (type C) and note on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Henry Poynting, Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'On the diffraction of light by particles comparable with the wave-length' by Bernard Augustus Keen and Alfred William Porter, October 1913, RR/20/80, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_20_80/referees-report-by-john-henry-poynting-on-a-paper-on-the-diffraction-of-light-by-particles-comparable-with-the-wave-length-by-bernard-augustus-keen-and-alfred-william-porter, accessed on 18 March 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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