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Referee's report by William De Wiveleslie Abney, on a paper 'The radio-micrometer' by Charles Vernon Boys

Reference number: RR/10/123

Date: 17 April 1888

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval. Considers it a shame that results of systematic investigations have not been provided.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1889]

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RR/10/123
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17 April 1888
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William de Wiveleslie Abney

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William de Wiveleslie Abney, Referee's report by William De Wiveleslie Abney, on a paper 'The radio-micrometer' by Charles Vernon Boys, 17 April 1888, RR/10/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_123/referees-report-by-william-de-wiveleslie-abney-on-a-paper-the-radio-micrometer-by-charles-vernon-boys, accessed on 16 March 2025

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