Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'The thermal emissivity of thin wires in air' by William Edward Ayrton and H Kilgour
Reference number: RR/11/6
Date: 11 August 1891

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it is not 'up to the standard of completeness' that defines the publication. He doesn't feel competent enough to report on the mathematical part of the paper.
Subject: Physics/Engineering
[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1892].
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- RR/11/6
- Earliest possible date
- 11 August 1891
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- Report on paper
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Carey Foster, Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'The thermal emissivity of thin wires in air' by William Edward Ayrton and H Kilgour, 11 August 1891, RR/11/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_6/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-a-paper-the-thermal-emissivity-of-thin-wires-in-air-by-william-edward-ayrton-and-h-kilgour, accessed on 11 February 2025
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IX. The thermal emissivity of thin wires in air External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1892
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1892.0009
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Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on a paper 'The thermal emissivity of thin wires in air' by William Edward Ayrton and H Kilgour
Creator: William Grylls Adams Reference number: RR/11/7
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 11, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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