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Referee's report by William Watson, on a paper 'The ignition of gases by condenser discharge sparks' by W M Thornton

Reference number: RR/21/147

Date: 05 July 1914

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Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests publication in the Proceedings. Suggests the paper be expanded to aid in clarity, and a description added of the arrangement of apparatus.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1914]

Endorsed on verso as received 8 July 1914.

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RR/21/147
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05 July 1914
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William Watson, Referee's report by William Watson, on a paper 'The ignition of gases by condenser discharge sparks' by W M Thornton, 05 July 1914, RR/21/147, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_21_147/referees-report-by-william-watson-on-a-paper-the-ignition-of-gases-by-condenser-discharge-sparks-by-w-m-thornton, accessed on 16 November 2025

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