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Referee's report by Robert Bellamy Clifton, on a paper 'Re-determination of the mass of a cubic inch of distilled water' by H J Chaney

Reference number: RR/11/32

Date: 1891

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, in its present state. The paper should be revised before it is published. The referee provides a page-by-page list of modifications that can be made.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1892].

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RR/11/32
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1891
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Report on paper
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13 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Bellamy Clifton, Referee's report by Robert Bellamy Clifton, on a paper 'Re-determination of the mass of a cubic inch of distilled water' by H J Chaney, 1891, RR/11/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_32/referees-report-by-robert-bellamy-clifton-on-a-paper-re-determination-of-the-mass-of-a-cubic-inch-of-distilled-water-by-h-j-chaney, accessed on 23 June 2025

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