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Referee's report by Leslie Ernest Sutton, on a paper 'The molecular orbital theory of chemical valency XVI A theory of paired-electrons in polyatomic molecules' by A C Hurley, Sir John Edward Lennard-Jones and John Anthony Pople

Reference number: RR/79/178

Date: 31 July 1953

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Sectional committee: Chemistry

Paper reference code: A162

Recommended for publication in the Proceedings. Sutton is not competent to judge the technical merits of the paper.

[Published in Proceedings A, 1954].

Date received not given.

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RR/79/178
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Leslie Ernest Sutton, Referee's report by Leslie Ernest Sutton, on a paper 'The molecular orbital theory of chemical valency XVI A theory of paired-electrons in polyatomic molecules' by A C Hurley, Sir John Edward Lennard-Jones and John Anthony Pople, 31 July 1953, RR/79/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_79_178/referees-report-by-leslie-ernest-sutton-on-a-paper-the-molecular-orbital-theory-of-chemical-valency-xvi-a-theory-of-paired-electrons-in-polyatomic-molecules-by-a-c-hurley-sir-john-edward-lennard-jones-and-john-anthony-pople, accessed on 11 February 2026

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    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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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