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Sectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Finds the limitations of the experiment not completely appreciated, andthe results not critically analysed. Criticises the determination of the force constants.

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

Endorsed on verso as received 18 February 1937.

Reference number
RR/62/56
Earliest possible date
February 1937
Physical description
Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Typescript

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John Edward Lennard-Jones

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John Edward Lennard-Jones, Referee's report by John Edward Lennard-Jones, on a paper 'The absorption spectra and photochemistry of poly­atomic molecules containing alkyl radicals - V—Vibration frequencies and structure' by Harold Warris Thompson and John Wilfrid Linnett, February 1937, RR/62/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_62_56/referees-report-by-john-edward-lennard-jones-on-a-paper-the-absorption-spectra-and-photochemistry-of-polyatomic-molecules-containing-alkyl-radicals-vvibration-frequencies-and-structure-by-harold-warris-thompson-and-john-wilfrid-linnett, accessed on 08 September 2026

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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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