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Referee's report by George Francis Fitzgerald, on a paper 'On the mathematical theory of electromagnetism' by Alex McAuley

Reference number: RR/11/186

Date: 25 February 1892

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The referee found it difficult to understand.

Subject: Physics/Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1892].

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RR/11/186
Earliest possible date
25 February 1892
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Letter on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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George Francis Fitzgerald

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George Francis Fitzgerald, Referee's report by George Francis Fitzgerald, on a paper 'On the mathematical theory of electromagnetism' by Alex McAuley, 25 February 1892, RR/11/186, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_186/referees-report-by-george-francis-fitzgerald-on-a-paper-on-the-mathematical-theory-of-electromagnetism-by-alex-mcauley, accessed on 09 June 2026

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