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Letter from J Thewlis, for Director of Scientific Research, Ministry of Aircraft Production, regarding three papers 'Supersonic dispersion in gases II. Air containing water vapour' by M Mokhtar and E G Richardson, 'The air wave surrounding an expanding sphere' by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, and 'The phosphorescence of various solids' by John Turton Randall and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins

Reference number: RR/66/187

Date: 19 May 1941

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Sectional Committee: Physics

Has rceived a bill for a total of fourteen papers, addressed to the Director of Scientific Research at the Harrograte Air Ministry. Requests information on who ordered the papers and any references which might help to trace the origin of the order.

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

Endorsed on recto as received 20 May 1941.

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RR/66/187
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Letter from J Thewlis, for Director of Scientific Research, Ministry of Aircraft Production, regarding three papers 'Supersonic dispersion in gases II. Air containing water vapour' by M Mokhtar and E G Richardson, 'The air wave surrounding an expanding sphere' by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, and 'The phosphorescence of various solids' by John Turton Randall and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, 19 May 1941, RR/66/187, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_66_187/letter-from-j-thewlis-for-director-of-scientific-research-ministry-of-aircraft-production-regarding-three-papers-supersonic-dispersion-in-gases-ii-air-containing-water-vapour-by-m-mokhtar-and-e-g-richardson-the-air-wave-surrounding-an-expanding-sphere-by-geoffrey-ingram-taylor-and-the-phosphorescence-of-various-solids-by-john-turton-randall-and-maurice-hugh-frederick-wilkins, accessed on 18 February 2025

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