Referee's report by William George Penney, on a paper 'The propagation of spherical blast' by Gerald Beresford Whitham
Reference number: RR/73/17
Date: 22 February 1950
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Sectional committee: Physics
Paper reference code: A8
Not recommended for publication: 'The paper is badly written and it is difficult to follow. Furthermore, I believe that it is in error.' Penney writes that the result of the paper 'depends upon a fortuitous cancelling of errors.' Followed by five pages of further comments.
[Published in Proceedings A, 1950].
Date received not given.
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- RR/73/17
- Earliest possible date
- 22 February 1950
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- Standardised form (type E)
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- 6 pages
- Format
- Typescript
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William George Penney, Referee's report by William George Penney, on a paper 'The propagation of spherical blast' by Gerald Beresford Whitham, 22 February 1950, RR/73/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_73_17/referees-report-by-william-george-penney-on-a-paper-the-propagation-of-spherical-blast-by-gerald-beresford-whitham, accessed on 15 December 2025
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Referees' reports: volume 73, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1950 Reference number: RR/73
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