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Letter from Sydney Chapman, on an unnamed paper by L F Richardson to Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton

Reference number: RR/69/262

Date: 13 July 1945

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He thinks the paper is 'rather too light and airy' for the Royal Society. The Faraday Society might be a better option for the author. Wishes this letter to be presented as an informal report and his confidentiality can be waived.

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RR/69/262
Earliest possible date
13 July 1945
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Typescript

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Sydney Chapman

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Sydney Chapman, Letter from Sydney Chapman, on an unnamed paper by L F Richardson to Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton, 13 July 1945, RR/69/262, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_262/letter-from-sydney-chapman-on-an-unnamed-paper-by-l-f-richardson-to-alfred-charles-glyn-egerton, accessed on 10 December 2024

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