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Sectional Committee: Physics

No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Does not feel competent to report on the paper, especially the parts dealing with spectroscopy. Refers to work of William Weber Coblentz.

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

Endorsed on verso as received 7 September 1936.

Reference number
RR/62/4
Earliest possible date
September 1936
Physical description
Standardised form (type D)
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Typescript

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Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson

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Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson, Referee's report by Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson, on a paper 'On the action of ultra-violet sunlight upon the upper atmosphere' by Meghnad N Saha, September 1936, RR/62/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_62_4/referees-report-by-gordon-miller-bourne-dobson-on-a-paper-on-the-action-of-ultra-violet-sunlight-upon-the-upper-atmosphere-by-meghnad-n-saha, accessed on 17 April 2025

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