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Letter from John Joly, regarding a paper 'On the specific heats of gases at constant volume.—Part I. Air, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen' by John Joly

Reference number: RR/10/355

Date: 21 January 1890

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Refers to work by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Charles William Siemens. Responds to points made by the referees.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1890]

Reference number
RR/10/355
Earliest possible date
21 January 1890
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Letter on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from John Joly, regarding a paper 'On the specific heats of gases at constant volume.—Part I. Air, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen' by John Joly, 21 January 1890, RR/10/355, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_355/letter-from-john-joly-regarding-a-paper-on-the-specific-heats-of-gases-at-constant-volumepart-i-air-carbon-dioxide-and-hydrogen-by-john-joly, accessed on 15 January 2025

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