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Second referee's report by William Henry Bragg, on a paper 'The configuration of the carbon atom' by W Barlow

Reference number: RR/32/21

Date: 03 May 1925

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Sectional committee: Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions or Proceedings. The author hasn't taken his previous criticism well. He 'does not improve his position by his answer, indeed he does the reverse.

[Not published].

Endorsed on verso as received 6 May 1925.

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RR/32/21
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03 May 1925
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Standardised form (type D), typed report on paper and note on paper
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10 pages
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Typescript
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William Henry Bragg

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William Henry Bragg, Second referee's report by William Henry Bragg, on a paper 'The configuration of the carbon atom' by W Barlow, 03 May 1925, RR/32/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_32_21/second-referees-report-by-william-henry-bragg-on-a-paper-the-configuration-of-the-carbon-atom-by-w-barlow, accessed on 16 November 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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