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Referee's report by Douglas Rayner Hartree, on a paper 'The structure of the near infra-red bands of methane I-General survey, and a new band at 11,050 a' by W H J Childs

Reference number: RR/55/89

Date: August 1935

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Sectional committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in Proceedings, in full. The paper would be improved if the material was rearranged. He doesn't feel fully competent to report on the paper and suggests it be sent to someone with more expertise in the area. Modifications are required.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1936].

Endorsed on verso as received 27 August 1935.

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RR/55/89
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August 1935
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Standardised form (type D) and note on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Douglas Rayner Hartree

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Douglas Rayner Hartree, Referee's report by Douglas Rayner Hartree, on a paper 'The structure of the near infra-red bands of methane I-General survey, and a new band at 11,050 a' by W H J Childs, August 1935, RR/55/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_55_89/referees-report-by-douglas-rayner-hartree-on-a-paper-the-structure-of-the-near-infra-red-bands-of-methane-i-general-survey-and-a-new-band-at-11050-a-by-w-h-j-childs, accessed on 20 March 2025

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