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Referee's report by William Napier Shaw, on a paper 'Researches on the electric properties of pure substances.—No. I. The electrical properties of pure sulphur' by Richard Threlfall, Joseph Henry Drapier Brearley and Mr Allen

Reference number: RR/12/246

Date: 21 July 1894

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Part one should be printed, and part two should be omitted, which would retain the important experimental results and omit the theoretical discussions. Provides a detailed breakdown of the paper and suggested revisions.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1896]

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RR/12/246
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21 July 1894
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Letter on paper
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8 pages
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Typescript

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William Napier Shaw

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William Napier Shaw, Referee's report by William Napier Shaw, on a paper 'Researches on the electric properties of pure substances.—No. I. The electrical properties of pure sulphur' by Richard Threlfall, Joseph Henry Drapier Brearley and Mr Allen, 21 July 1894, RR/12/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_246/referees-report-by-william-napier-shaw-on-a-paper-researches-on-the-electric-properties-of-pure-substancesno-i-the-electrical-properties-of-pure-sulphur-by-richard-threlfall-joseph-henry-drapier-brearley-and-mr-allen, accessed on 14 October 2024

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