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Letter from George William Clarkson Kaye, on his 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/67/258

Date: 29 February 1940

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He is sorry to learn that the paper hasn't been accepted for publication by the Royal Society. Asks if the paper can be passed on to Professor Ferguson at the Physical Society.

[Not published].

Endorsed on recto as received 1 March 1940.

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RR/67/258
Earliest possible date
29 February 1940
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Typescript

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Letter from George William Clarkson Kaye, on his 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, 29 February 1940, RR/67/258, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_258/letter-from-george-william-clarkson-kaye-on-his-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 10 October 2024

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