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Sectional committee: Mathematics

Paper reference code: A204

Recommended for publication in the Proceedings. Penney suggests it would be useful for readers to know how many hours of [professional computing?] and what sort of machines were used.

[Published in Proceedings A, 1953].

Date received not given.

Reference number
RR/77/241
Earliest possible date
26 November 1952
Physical description
Standardised form (type E)
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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William George Penney

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William George Penney, Referee's report by William George Penney, on a paper 'Electronic waves. X. A calculation of eight variational poly-detor wave functions for boron and carbon' by Samuel Francis Boys, 26 November 1952, RR/77/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_77_241/referees-report-by-william-george-penney-on-a-paper-electronic-waves-x-a-calculation-of-eight-variational-poly-detor-wave-functions-for-boron-and-carbon-by-samuel-francis-boys, accessed on 08 February 2026

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