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Letter from Thomas Gray, on his paper 'On the measurement of the magnetic properties of iron' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/258

Date: 03 May 1893

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Apologies for his late reply. He had hoped to conduct further experiments on the basis of the referee's criticisms, but he cannot get them prepared for several weeks. He responds the the criticisms given by the referees.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1893].

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RR/11/258
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03 May 1893
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Letter on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from Thomas Gray, on his paper 'On the measurement of the magnetic properties of iron' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 03 May 1893, RR/11/258, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_258/letter-from-thomas-gray-on-his-paper-on-the-measurement-of-the-magnetic-properties-of-iron-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 June 2026

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