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Letter from Thomas Edward Allibone, on a paper 'Constitution and mechanism of the selenium rectifier photocell' by J S Preston to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/72/222

Date: 24 February 1950

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The essentials were worthy of submission and Preston's suggestions would greatly improve the paper. If implemented, the paper will be acceptable for publication.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1950].

Endorsed on recto as received 27 February 1950.

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RR/72/222
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24 February 1950
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Standardised form (type E)
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1 page
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Typescript

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Thomas Edward Allibone

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Thomas Edward Allibone, Letter from Thomas Edward Allibone, on a paper 'Constitution and mechanism of the selenium rectifier photocell' by J S Preston to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, 24 February 1950, RR/72/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_72_222/letter-from-thomas-edward-allibone-on-a-paper-constitution-and-mechanism-of-the-selenium-rectifier-photocell-by-j-s-preston-to-d-c-martin-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 06 November 2025

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