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Referee's report by John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, on a paper 'On a perspective microscope' by George James Burch

Reference number: RR/10/16

Date: 1887

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. No further expansion on the already published abstract is necessary. Does not think the paper has much value.

Subject: Applied Science, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1887]

Reference number
RR/10/16
Earliest possible date
1887
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John William Strutt

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John William Strutt, Referee's report by John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, on a paper 'On a perspective microscope' by George James Burch, 1887, RR/10/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_16/referees-report-by-john-william-strutt-3rd-baron-rayleigh-on-a-paper-on-a-perspective-microscope-by-george-james-burch, accessed on 23 January 2026

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