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Referee's report by William Ramsay, on a paper 'On the specific heats of gases at constant volume.—Part I. Air, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen' by John Joly

Reference number: RR/10/357

Date: 1890

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The results are concordant and very accurate. Questions the use of the word 'credibility'. Refers to work by Thomas Andrews.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1891]

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RR/10/357
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1890
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Letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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William Ramsay

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William Ramsay, Referee's report by William Ramsay, on a paper 'On the specific heats of gases at constant volume.—Part I. Air, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen' by John Joly, 1890, RR/10/357, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_357/referees-report-by-william-ramsay-on-a-paper-on-the-specific-heats-of-gases-at-constant-volumepart-i-air-carbon-dioxide-and-hydrogen-by-john-joly, accessed on 12 January 2025

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