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Letter from John David Griffith Davies, regarding two papers 'The diffraction of sound pulses III. Note on an integral occurring in the theory of diffraction by a semi-infinite screen' and 'The diffraction of sound pulses IV. On a paradox in the theory of reflexion' by Frederick Gerard Friedlander

Reference number: RR/68/51

Date: 1941

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Sectional Committee: Physics

The previous parts were seen in March 1940, and recommended that it be withheld from publication until after the war. The Secretaries request opinion on these next two parts.

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

Endorsed on recto as received 26 November 1941.

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RR/68/51
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1941
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Letter from John David Griffith Davies, regarding two papers 'The diffraction of sound pulses III. Note on an integral occurring in the theory of diffraction by a semi-infinite screen' and 'The diffraction of sound pulses IV. On a paradox in the theory of reflexion' by Frederick Gerard Friedlander, 1941, RR/68/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_51/letter-from-john-david-griffith-davies-regarding-two-papers-the-diffraction-of-sound-pulses-iii-note-on-an-integral-occurring-in-the-theory-of-diffraction-by-a-semi-infinite-screen-and-the-diffraction-of-sound-pulses-iv-on-a-paradox-in-the-theory-of-reflexion-by-frederick-gerard-friedlander, accessed on 02 December 2024

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