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Referee's report by Frederick Augustus Abel, on a paper 'An experimental investigation of the circumstances under which a change of the velocity in the propagation of the ignition of an explosive gaseous mixture takes place in closed and open vessels. Part I. Chronographic measurements' by Frederick John Smith

Reference number: RR/10/301

Date: 30 March 1889

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper presents original observations.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics, Applied Sciences

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1889]

Reference number
RR/10/301
Earliest possible date
30 March 1889
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Frederick Augustus Abel

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Frederick Augustus Abel, Referee's report by Frederick Augustus Abel, on a paper 'An experimental investigation of the circumstances under which a change of the velocity in the propagation of the ignition of an explosive gaseous mixture takes place in closed and open vessels. Part I. Chronographic measurements' by Frederick John Smith, 30 March 1889, RR/10/301, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_301/referees-report-by-frederick-augustus-abel-on-a-paper-an-experimental-investigation-of-the-circumstances-under-which-a-change-of-the-velocity-in-the-propagation-of-the-ignition-of-an-explosive-gaseous-mixture-takes-place-in-closed-and-open-vessels-part-i-chronographic-measurements-by-frederick-john-smith, accessed on 04 December 2024

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