Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'On the Newtonian constant of gravitation' by Charles Vernon Boys

Reference number: RR/12/63

Date: 16 July 1894

Description

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Thinks it a shame the paper is so short, suggests it may require a more detailed statement of data.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics

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

Reference number
RR/12/63
Earliest possible date
16 July 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Henry Poynting

View page for John Henry Poynting

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

John Henry Poynting, Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'On the Newtonian constant of gravitation' by Charles Vernon Boys, 16 July 1894, RR/12/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_63/referees-report-by-john-henry-poynting-on-a-paper-on-the-newtonian-constant-of-gravitation-by-charles-vernon-boys, accessed on 09 October 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_63/referees-report-by-john-henry-poynting-on-a-paper-on-the-newtonian-constant-of-gravitation-by-charles-vernon-boys

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_12_63/referees-report-by-john-henry-poynting-on-a-paper-on-the-newtonian-constant-of-gravitation-by-charles-vernon-boys" title="Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'On the Newtonian constant of gravitation' by Charles Vernon Boys" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1954

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    View collection