Referee's report by John William Nicholson, on a paper 'A critical study of spectral series.—Part V. The spectra of the monatomic gases' by William Mitchinson Hicks
Reference number: RR/25/21
Date: July 1918
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Sectional Committee: Physics
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has found the paper difficult to review. Suggests a change in 'the mode of presentation' might improve clarity.
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 1920]
Endorsed on recto as received 7 July 1918.
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- RR/25/21
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- July 1918
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John William Nicholson, Referee's report by John William Nicholson, on a paper 'A critical study of spectral series.—Part V. The spectra of the monatomic gases' by William Mitchinson Hicks, July 1918, RR/25/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_25_21/referees-report-by-john-william-nicholson-on-a-paper-a-critical-study-of-spectral-seriespart-v-the-spectra-of-the-monatomic-gases-by-william-mitchinson-hicks, accessed on 14 June 2025
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Date: 1st January 1920
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1920.0010
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Referees' reports: volume 25, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1918-1919 Reference number: RR/25
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