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Referee's report by Owen Willans Richardson, on three papers 'The structure and activation of the phosgene molecule. Part I.—General introduction—Predissociation of molecules', 'The structure and activation of the phosgene molecule. Part II.—The Raman spectrum of phosgene' and 'The structure and activation of the phosgene molecule. Part III.—A study of the ultra-violet absorption spectrum of phosgene vapour' by Vector Henri and Owen Rhys Howell

Reference number: RR/38/70

Date: April 1930

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Sectional committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in Proceedings, in full.

[All three papers published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1930].

Endorsed on verso as received 11 April 1930.

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RR/38/70
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April 1930
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Owen Willans Richardson, Referee's report by Owen Willans Richardson, on three papers 'The structure and activation of the phosgene molecule. Part I.—General introduction—Predissociation of molecules', 'The structure and activation of the phosgene molecule. Part II.—The Raman spectrum of phosgene' and 'The structure and activation of the phosgene molecule. Part III.—A study of the ultra-violet absorption spectrum of phosgene vapour' by Vector Henri and Owen Rhys Howell, April 1930, RR/38/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_38_70/referees-report-by-owen-willans-richardson-on-three-papers-the-structure-and-activation-of-the-phosgene-molecule-part-igeneral-introductionpredissociation-of-molecules-the-structure-and-activation-of-the-phosgene-molecule-part-iithe-raman-spectrum-of-phosgene-and-the-structure-and-activation-of-the-phosgene-molecule-part-iiia-study-of-the-ultra-violet-absorption-spectrum-of-phosgene-vapour-by-vector-henri-and-owen-rhys-howell, accessed on 12 July 2025

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