Letter from Morris William Travers to D C Martin, concerning a paper 'The thermal decomposition of normal paraffin hydrocarbons' by C G Silcocks and Morris William Travers
Reference number: RR/77/209
Date: 07 November 1952
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Paper reference code: A175
Travers considers the referees' feedback in more detail and sets out why he won't accept any of it, believing it to be too 'Political'. Ends by saying 'If the Society isn't prepared to accept the paper, I suggest another referee'.
[Published in Proceedings A, 1954].
Received 10 November 1952.
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- RR/77/209
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- 07 November 1952
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- 5 pages
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Letter from Morris William Travers to D C Martin, concerning a paper 'The thermal decomposition of normal paraffin hydrocarbons' by C G Silcocks and Morris William Travers, 07 November 1952, RR/77/209, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_77_209/letter-from-morris-william-travers-to-d-c-martin-concerning-a-paper-the-thermal-decomposition-of-normal-paraffin-hydrocarbons-by-c-g-silcocks-and-morris-william-travers, accessed on 15 June 2026
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On the thermal decomposition of the lower paraffin hydrocarbons, of paraffin-olefine-hydrogen equilibrium mixtures, and of similar compounds and systems External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 9th March 1954
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1954.0059
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 77, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1952 Reference number: RR/77
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