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Referee's report by Frank Philip Bowden, on a paper 'The influence of oxide and lubricant films on the friction and surface damage of metals' by W Hirst and J K Lancaster

Reference number: RR/79/223

Date: 08 September 1953

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Sectional committee: Physics

Paper reference code: A.203

Says that the paper is useful, but 'does not, however, contain sufficient new work of scientific interest for the Royal Society'. Recommends that it is published elsewhere.

[Published in Proceedings A, 1954].

Date received not given.

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RR/79/223
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08 September 1953
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Frank Philip Bowden, Referee's report by Frank Philip Bowden, on a paper 'The influence of oxide and lubricant films on the friction and surface damage of metals' by W Hirst and J K Lancaster, 08 September 1953, RR/79/223, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_79_223/referees-report-by-frank-philip-bowden-on-a-paper-the-influence-of-oxide-and-lubricant-films-on-the-friction-and-surface-damage-of-metals-by-w-hirst-and-j-k-lancaster, accessed on 19 March 2025

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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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