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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The facts presented are 'meagre in the extreme'. 'To my mind the paper is worthless'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Paper untraced - publication status unknown]

Reference number
RR/10/12
Earliest possible date
19 March 1887
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Typescript

Creator name

George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on an untraced paper by Mr Blake, 19 March 1887, RR/10/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_12/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-an-untraced-paper-by-mr-blake, accessed on 20 April 2025

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