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Referee's report by Sydney Chapman, on a paper 'The thermal diffusion of radon gas mixtures' by G E Harrison

Reference number: RR/68/230

Date: 18 March 1942

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Sectional Committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Suggests some alternate expressions for inclusion in the summary.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

No received date.

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RR/68/230
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18 March 1942
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2 pages
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Sydney Chapman, Referee's report by Sydney Chapman, on a paper 'The thermal diffusion of radon gas mixtures' by G E Harrison, 18 March 1942, RR/68/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_230/referees-report-by-sydney-chapman-on-a-paper-the-thermal-diffusion-of-radon-gas-mixtures-by-g-e-harrison, accessed on 03 December 2024

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