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Referee's report by James Chadwick, on a paper 'Theory of electrical breakdown in ionic crystals. II' by Herbert Fröhlich

Reference number: RR/66/86

Date: May 1939

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Sectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Does not however feel sufficiently versed in the subject. Suggests submitting the paper to Max Born for review. Suggests adding a brief summary.

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

Endorsed on recto as received 15 May 1939.

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RR/66/86
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May 1939
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2 pages
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James Chadwick, Referee's report by James Chadwick, on a paper 'Theory of electrical breakdown in ionic crystals. II' by Herbert Fröhlich, May 1939, RR/66/86, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_66_86/referees-report-by-james-chadwick-on-a-paper-theory-of-electrical-breakdown-in-ionic-crystals-ii-by-herbert-fröhlich, accessed on 19 June 2025

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