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The two papers that he communicated have been considered by a referee, who believes they shouldn't be published until after the war. Egerton would like his opinion on whether the paper should be published for any government departments, or held up until after the war.

[Both papers published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1946].

Reference number
RR/67/163
Earliest possible date
09 April 1940
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Typescript

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Letter from J D Griffith Davies, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, on two papers 'The diffraction of sound pulses I. Diffraction by a semi-infinite plane' and 'The diffraction of sound pulses II. Diffraction by an infinite wedge' by Frederick Gerard Friedlander to Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, 09 April 1940, RR/67/163, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_163/letter-from-j-d-griffith-davies-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society-on-two-papers-the-diffraction-of-sound-pulses-i-diffraction-by-a-semi-infinite-plane-and-the-diffraction-of-sound-pulses-ii-diffraction-by-an-infinite-wedge-by-frederick-gerard-friedlander-to-geoffrey-ingram-taylor, accessed on 22 April 2025

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