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Referee's report by William Edward Ayrton, on a paper 'Alternate current dynamo-electric machines' by John Hopkinson and E Wilson

Reference number: RR/12/337

Date: 29 July 1895

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The experiments are interesting and suggestive. Finds the reasoning difficult to understand. Gives extensive discussion of the formulae and calculations. The paper as it stands does not do justice to the experimental work.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Applied Sciences

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

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RR/12/337
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29 July 1895
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Letter on paper
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9 pages
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Manuscript

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William Edward Ayrton

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William Edward Ayrton, Referee's report by William Edward Ayrton, on a paper 'Alternate current dynamo-electric machines' by John Hopkinson and E Wilson, 29 July 1895, RR/12/337, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_337/referees-report-by-william-edward-ayrton-on-a-paper-alternate-current-dynamo-electric-machines-by-john-hopkinson-and-e-wilson, accessed on 17 April 2025

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