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Referee's report by William Henry Preece, on a paper 'On the effect of temperature on the specific inductive capacity of a dielectric' by W Cassie

Reference number: RR/10/250

Date: 10 July 1889

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper contains nothing new, refers to work of John Hopkinson.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1890]

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RR/10/250
Earliest possible date
10 July 1889
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Preece

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William Henry Preece, Referee's report by William Henry Preece, on a paper 'On the effect of temperature on the specific inductive capacity of a dielectric' by W Cassie, 10 July 1889, RR/10/250, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_250/referees-report-by-william-henry-preece-on-a-paper-on-the-effect-of-temperature-on-the-specific-inductive-capacity-of-a-dielectric-by-w-cassie, accessed on 29 April 2025

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