Referees' reports: volume 73, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
Reference number: RR/73
Date: 1950

Description
Containing referee's reports arranged alphabetically by the lead author of the paper submitted to the Royal Society for review in 1950.
Notable referees and authors include Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Paul Dirac.
When report is on a standardised form (E), the questions are:
1. Whether or not the paper should be read before the Society
2. Whether the paper contains contributions to knowledge of sufficient scientific interest for the space required
3. Whether any portions or illustrations of the paper are redundant
4. Whether it should be published by the Society
5. Whether it should be published in 'Philosophical Transactions' or 'Proceedings'
6.Whether it could be published by some other body
7. General remarks
- Reference number
- RR/73
- Earliest possible date
- 1950
- Physical description
- Loose paper in folders
- Format
- Manuscript
Typescript
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Referees' reports: volume 73, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication, 1950, RR/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_73/referees-reports-volume-73-peer-reviews-of-scientific-papers-submitted-to-the-royal-society-for-publication, accessed on 13 February 2025
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This volume contains 311 manuscripts:
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Referee's report by Harold Jeffreys, on a paper 'The theory of axisymmetric turbulence' by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1950 Creator: Harold Jeffreys Reference number: RR/73/1 -
Referee's report by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'The theory of axisymmetric turbulence' by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1950 Creator: Geoffrey Ingram Taylor Reference number: RR/73/2 -
Referee's report by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'The fine structure of atmospheric turbulence in relation to the propagation of sound over the ground' by Edward Gick Richardson
17 January 1950 Creator: Geoffrey Ingram Taylor Reference number: RR/73/3 -
Letter from Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'The fine structure of atmospheric turbulence in relation to the propagation of sound over the ground' by Edward Gick Richardson, to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society
01 March 1950 Creator: Geoffrey Ingram Taylor Reference number: RR/73/4
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR
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Referee Reports
Date: 1832-1954
This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.View collection