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Sectional committee: Physics

Not recommended for publication. It is 'so badly written that it is often impossible to extract what the author intends to convey'. He agrees with the other referee's criticisms.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1925].

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Reference number
RR/38/155
Earliest possible date
January 1929
Physical description
Standardised form (type D) and note on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Typescript
Manuscript

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Henry Thomas Tizard

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Henry Thomas Tizard, Referee's report by Henry Thomas Tizard, on a paper 'Ignition of gases' by W M Thornton, January 1929, RR/38/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_38_155/referees-report-by-henry-thomas-tizard-on-a-paper-ignition-of-gases-by-w-m-thornton, accessed on 06 February 2025

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