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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, believes the paper would be much improved by the adoption of the recommendations. If the suggested modifications are made this may remove his objections to it's publication.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1895]

Reference number
RR/12/116
Earliest possible date
10 December 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Richard Tetley Glazebrook

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Richard Tetley Glazebrook, Third referee's report by Richard Tetley Glazebrook, on a paper 'On a method of determining the thermal conductivity of metals, with applications to copper, silver, gold, and platinum' by James H Gray, 10 December 1894, RR/12/116, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_116/third-referees-report-by-richard-tetley-glazebrook-on-a-paper-on-a-method-of-determining-the-thermal-conductivity-of-metals-with-applications-to-copper-silver-gold-and-platinum-by-james-h-gray, accessed on 26 April 2025

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