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Referee's report by Joseph John Thomson, on a paper 'On the heating effects of electric currents' by William Henry Preece

Reference number: RR/10/371

Date: 01 July 1890

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Not recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Refers to work by James Thomson Bottomley.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Not published]

Reference number
RR/10/371
Earliest possible date
01 July 1890
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Joseph John Thomson

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Joseph John Thomson, Referee's report by Joseph John Thomson, on a paper 'On the heating effects of electric currents' by William Henry Preece, 01 July 1890, RR/10/371, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_371/referees-report-by-joseph-john-thomson-on-a-paper-on-the-heating-effects-of-electric-currents-by-william-henry-preece, accessed on 13 May 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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