Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referee's report by William Hume-Rothery, on a paper 'Precipitation in the alloys of copper and silver' by Charles Sykes and W F Cox

Reference number: RR/67/72

Date: March 1940

Description

Sectional committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in Proceedings. It is 'hardly of sufficient weight' to justify publication at it's current length. The authors should either cut the paper down to ensure publication in Proceedings, or submit the paper to the Institute of Metals.

[Not published].

Endorsed on verso as received 3 March 1940.

Reference number
RR/67/72
Earliest possible date
March 1940
Physical description
Standardised form (type E)
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Hume-Rothery

View page for William Hume-Rothery

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

William Hume-Rothery, Referee's report by William Hume-Rothery, on a paper 'Precipitation in the alloys of copper and silver' by Charles Sykes and W F Cox, March 1940, RR/67/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_72/referees-report-by-william-hume-rothery-on-a-paper-precipitation-in-the-alloys-of-copper-and-silver-by-charles-sykes-and-w-f-cox, accessed on 15 September 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_67_72/referees-report-by-william-hume-rothery-on-a-paper-precipitation-in-the-alloys-of-copper-and-silver-by-charles-sykes-and-w-f-cox

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_67_72/referees-report-by-william-hume-rothery-on-a-paper-precipitation-in-the-alloys-of-copper-and-silver-by-charles-sykes-and-w-f-cox" title="Referee's report by William Hume-Rothery, on a paper 'Precipitation in the alloys of copper and silver' by Charles Sykes and W F Cox" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1949

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    View collection