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Referee's report by Douglas Rayner Hartree, on a paper 'On the magnetic ionic theory of radio transmission' by Thomas Lydwell Eckersley

Reference number: RR/49/115

Date: May 1933

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Sectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the title misleading. Suggests the paper be rewritten to improve clarity and conciseness. Finds the use of notation and nomenclature to be clumsy. Refers to work of Hamilton. Suggests the paper be referred to someone with more knowledge on the specific subject.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 24 May 1933.

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RR/49/115
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May 1933
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Douglas Rayner Hartree, Referee's report by Douglas Rayner Hartree, on a paper 'On the magnetic ionic theory of radio transmission' by Thomas Lydwell Eckersley, May 1933, RR/49/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_49_115/referees-report-by-douglas-rayner-hartree-on-a-paper-on-the-magnetic-ionic-theory-of-radio-transmission-by-thomas-lydwell-eckersley, accessed on 09 July 2025

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