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Referee's report by William George Penney, on a paper 'An experimental study of standing waves' by Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor

Reference number: RR/79/7

Date: 21 January 1953

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Sectional committee: Mathematics

Paper reference code: A7

Recommended for publication in the Proceedings. Penney writes: 'An excellent and stimulating paper, well up to the standard we expect from G T.'

[Published in Proceedings A, 1953].

Date received not given.

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RR/79/7
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21 January 1953
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1 page
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William George Penney, Referee's report by William George Penney, on a paper 'An experimental study of standing waves' by Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, 21 January 1953, RR/79/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_79_7/referees-report-by-william-george-penney-on-a-paper-an-experimental-study-of-standing-waves-by-sir-geoffrey-ingram-taylor, accessed on 14 March 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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