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Referee's report by Thomas Edward Thorpe, on the Bakerian Lecture 'On the diffusion of metals' by William Chandler Roberts-Austen

Reference number: RR/13/101

Date: 02 March 1896

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions as the paper marks a distinct step in the advancement of natural knowledge. Some of the plates should be reduced to avoid having to create a folding plate.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1896].

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RR/13/101
Earliest possible date
02 March 1896
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Edward Thorpe

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Thomas Edward Thorpe, Referee's report by Thomas Edward Thorpe, on the Bakerian Lecture 'On the diffusion of metals' by William Chandler Roberts-Austen, 02 March 1896, RR/13/101, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_101/referees-report-by-thomas-edward-thorpe-on-the-bakerian-lecture-on-the-diffusion-of-metals-by-william-chandler-roberts-austen, accessed on 24 May 2025

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    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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