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Letter from George William Clarkson Kaye, on a paper 'The sound absorbing properties of some common outdoor materials' by himself and E J Evans to J D Griffith Davies, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/67/254

Date: 24 January 1940

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Wishes to communicate the paper for publication in Proceedings. As far as he is aware, the paper contains no information that goes against the Official Secrets Act.

[Not published].

Endorsed on recto as received 25 January 1940.

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RR/67/254
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24 January 1940
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Typescript

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George William Clarkson Kaye

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George William Clarkson Kaye, Letter from George William Clarkson Kaye, on a paper 'The sound absorbing properties of some common outdoor materials' by himself and E J Evans to J D Griffith Davies, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, 24 January 1940, RR/67/254, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_254/letter-from-george-william-clarkson-kaye-on-a-paper-the-sound-absorbing-properties-of-some-common-outdoor-materials-by-himself-and-e-j-evans-to-j-d-griffith-davies-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 September 2024

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