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Referee's report by Robert John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'The green flash at sunset' by T Y Baker

Reference number: RR/41/14

Date: 24 June 1930

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Sectional committee: Physics

Not recommended for publication, although he admits he may have pre-judged the author as he is known for being controversial.

[Not published].

Endorsed on verso as received 25 June 1930.

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RR/41/14
Earliest possible date
24 June 1930
Physical description
Standardised form (type D) and note on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert John Strutt

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Robert John Strutt, Referee's report by Robert John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'The green flash at sunset' by T Y Baker, 24 June 1930, RR/41/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_41_14/referees-report-by-robert-john-strutt-lord-rayleigh-on-a-paper-the-green-flash-at-sunset-by-t-y-baker, accessed on 22 April 2025

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    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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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