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He is returning the paper, which has been modified based on his criticisms. However, he is 'still rather puzzled' by it. Asks if the paper can be send to another referee, as he hasn't got time to look over it.He is sorry to 'leave the matter in so uncertain a state', but he is too overwhelmed with work.

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

Endorsed on recto as received 13 February 1946.

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RR/69/47
Earliest possible date
12 February 1946
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Typescript

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David Brunt

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David Brunt, Letter from David Brunt, on a paper 'The escape of molecules from a plane surface into a still atmosphere' by K J Brookfield, H D N Fitzpatrick, J F Jackson, J B Matthews and E A Moelwyn-Hughes to Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton, 12 February 1946, RR/69/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_47/letter-from-david-brunt-on-a-paper-the-escape-of-molecules-from-a-plane-surface-into-a-still-atmosphere-by-k-j-brookfield-h-d-n-fitzpatrick-j-f-jackson-j-b-matthews-and-e-a-moelwyn-hughes-to-alfred-charles-glyn-egerton, accessed on 16 September 2026

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