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Referee's report by George Ingle Finch, on a paper 'Surface deformation and friction of metals at light loads' by J R Whitehead

Reference number: RR/72/273

Date: 15 September 1949

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Sectional committee: Physics

Recommended for publication in Proceedings. It is a useful contribution to the general subject of mechanical wear and lubrication.

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

Date received not given.

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RR/72/273
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15 September 1949
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George Ingle Finch

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George Ingle Finch, Referee's report by George Ingle Finch, on a paper 'Surface deformation and friction of metals at light loads' by J R Whitehead, 15 September 1949, RR/72/273, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_72_273/referees-report-by-george-ingle-finch-on-a-paper-surface-deformation-and-friction-of-metals-at-light-loads-by-j-r-whitehead, accessed on 08 May 2026

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