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Letter from Sydney Chapman, on an unnamed paper by an unknown author to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/67/400

Date: 14 February 1940

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The paper seems suitable for publication, though he has no means of verifying that it's present length is half of the original. There is no need to hold up publication on account of war.

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RR/67/400
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14 February 1940
Physical description
Letter on paper
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1 page
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Typescript

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Sydney Chapman

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Sydney Chapman, Letter from Sydney Chapman, on an unnamed paper by an unknown author to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 14 February 1940, RR/67/400, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_400/letter-from-sydney-chapman-on-an-unnamed-paper-by-an-unknown-author-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 21 June 2025

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