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Referee's report by Richard Whiddington, on a paper 'On chemical reaction in the electric discharge. I—The chemical effects of impulse discharges' by E J B Willey

Reference number: RR/57/54

Date: May 1935

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Sectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', in part. The new points are not sufficiently clear. Refers to work by Wrede. Makes some suggestions regarding the experimental method, and minor points in the text.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Endorsed on verso as received 25 May 1935.

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RR/57/54
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May 1935
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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4 pages
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Richard Whiddington, Referee's report by Richard Whiddington, on a paper 'On chemical reaction in the electric discharge. I—The chemical effects of impulse discharges' by E J B Willey, May 1935, RR/57/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_57_54/referees-report-by-richard-whiddington-on-a-paper-on-chemical-reaction-in-the-electric-discharge-ithe-chemical-effects-of-impulse-discharges-by-e-j-b-willey, accessed on 14 March 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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