Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referee's report by Frank Edward Smith, on a paper 'The natue of friction' by P E Shaw

Reference number: RR/39/115

Date: November 1929

Description

Sectional Committee: Physics

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Does not think the paper reaches the standard required. Suggests it be submitted to another society, such as the Physical Society.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 12 November 1929.

Reference number
RR/39/115
Earliest possible date
November 1929
Physical description
Standardised form (type D)
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Frank Edward Smith

View page for Frank Edward Smith

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

Frank Edward Smith, Referee's report by Frank Edward Smith, on a paper 'The natue of friction' by P E Shaw, November 1929, RR/39/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_39_115/referees-report-by-frank-edward-smith-on-a-paper-the-natue-of-friction-by-p-e-shaw, accessed on 16 September 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_39_115/referees-report-by-frank-edward-smith-on-a-paper-the-natue-of-friction-by-p-e-shaw

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_39_115/referees-report-by-frank-edward-smith-on-a-paper-the-natue-of-friction-by-p-e-shaw" title="Referee's report by Frank Edward Smith, on a paper 'The natue of friction' by P E Shaw" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1949

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    View collection