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Containing referee's reports arranged alphabetically by the lead author of the paper submitted to the Royal Society for review between 1896 and 1897.

Notable referees and authors include Arthur Schuster, Joseph Norman Lockyer and William Edward Ayrton.

Reference number
RR/13
Earliest possible date
1896-1897
Physical description
Leather bound volumes, gilded title on spines
Page extent
Three volumes: reports 1-103; reports 104-208; reports 209-313
Format
Manuscript

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Referees' reports: volume 13, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication, 1896-1897, RR/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13/referees-reports-volume-13-peer-reviews-of-scientific-papers-submitted-to-the-royal-society-for-publication, accessed on 18 April 2025

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  • Referee Reports

    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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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