Referee's report by Alfred Fowler, on a paper 'Luminescence of mercury vapour along an a-ray pencil, and transfer of nitrogen excitation to mercury' by A Luyckx
Reference number: RR/66/148
Date: May 1939

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Sectional Committee: Physics
Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. The paper follows on from the work of Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh. Suggests the Communicator be asked to make improvements to the paper and correct the use of English. Suggests clarifying the references between text and plates. The importance of iron oxide requires mention in the summary.
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
Endorsed on verso as received 16 May 1939.
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Alfred Fowler, Referee's report by Alfred Fowler, on a paper 'Luminescence of mercury vapour along an a-ray pencil, and transfer of nitrogen excitation to mercury' by A Luyckx, May 1939, RR/66/148, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_66_148/referees-report-by-alfred-fowler-on-a-paper-luminescence-of-mercury-vapour-along-an-a-ray-pencil-and-transfer-of-nitrogen-excitation-to-mercury-by-a-luyckx, accessed on 10 February 2025
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DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1939.0116
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Second referee's report by Alfred Fowler, on a paper 'Luminescence of mercury vapour along an a-ray pencil, and transfer of nitrogen excitation to mercury' by A Luyckx
Creator: Alfred Fowler Reference number: RR/66/149
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Referees' reports: volume 66, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1939 Reference number: RR/66
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