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Referee's report by Michael Polanyi, on two papers 'The adsorption of vapours on mercury. Parts I and II' by Charles Kemball and Eric Keightley Rideal

Reference number: RR/69/195

Date: 24 January 1946

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Sectional committee: Chemistry

Both papers recommended for publication in Proceedings. The papers are of great merit.

[Both papers published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1946].

Date received not given.

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RR/69/195
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24 January 1946
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Michael Polanyi, Referee's report by Michael Polanyi, on two papers 'The adsorption of vapours on mercury. Parts I and II' by Charles Kemball and Eric Keightley Rideal, 24 January 1946, RR/69/195, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_195/referees-report-by-michael-polanyi-on-two-papers-the-adsorption-of-vapours-on-mercury-parts-i-and-ii-by-charles-kemball-and-eric-keightley-rideal, accessed on 20 April 2025

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    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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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