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Letter from John Edward Lennard-Jones on two papers 'The adsorption of vapours on mercury. Parts I and II' by Charles Kemball and Eric Keightley Rideal to Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton

Reference number: RR/69/196

Date: 02 January 1946

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The work seems suitable for publication but he has been unable to work through the formulae in detail. His present duties are 'too onerous' for him to take on refereeing papers.

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

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RR/69/196
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02 January 1946
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John Edward Lennard-Jones

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John Edward Lennard-Jones, Letter from John Edward Lennard-Jones on two papers 'The adsorption of vapours on mercury. Parts I and II' by Charles Kemball and Eric Keightley Rideal to Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton, 02 January 1946, RR/69/196, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_196/letter-from-john-edward-lennard-jones-on-two-papers-the-adsorption-of-vapours-on-mercury-parts-i-and-ii-by-charles-kemball-and-eric-keightley-rideal-to-alfred-charles-glyn-egerton, accessed on 17 April 2025

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