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[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1947].

Endorsed on recto as received 25 March 1946.

Reference number
RR/69/289
Earliest possible date
23 March 1946
Physical description
Report on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Lewis Fry Richardson

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Lewis Fry Richardson, Report by Lewis Fry Richardson, on a paper 'The aerodynamic drag of the earth’s surface and the value of von Karman’s constant in the lower atmosphere' by Percival Albert Sheppard, 23 March 1946, RR/69/289, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_289/report-by-lewis-fry-richardson-on-a-paper-the-aerodynamic-drag-of-the-earths-surface-and-the-value-of-von-karmans-constant-in-the-lower-atmosphere-by-percival-albert-sheppard, accessed on 03 October 2024

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