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Referee's report by Eric Keightley Rideal, on a paper 'The structure of surface films. Part XVI.—Surface potential measurements on fatty acids on dilute hydrochloric acid' by Neil Kensington Adam and J B Harding

Reference number: RR/44/2

Date: 22 June 1932

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Sectional committee: Chemistry

Wishes to not report on the paper. His criticisms would be 'so drastic and would raise some rather serious questions of priority'.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1932].

Endorsed on verso as received 24 June 1932.

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RR/44/2
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22 June 1932
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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3 pages
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Eric Keightley Rideal, Referee's report by Eric Keightley Rideal, on a paper 'The structure of surface films. Part XVI.—Surface potential measurements on fatty acids on dilute hydrochloric acid' by Neil Kensington Adam and J B Harding, 22 June 1932, RR/44/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_44_2/referees-report-by-eric-keightley-rideal-on-a-paper-the-structure-of-surface-films-part-xvisurface-potential-measurements-on-fatty-acids-on-dilute-hydrochloric-acid-by-neil-kensington-adam-and-j-b-harding, accessed on 21 May 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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