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Second referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'On the relations between the viscosity (internal friction) of liquids and their chemical nature.—Part II' by Thomas Edward Thorpe and J W Rodger

Reference number: RR/13/137

Date: 08 February 1897

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.It the paper had originally been presented in its current state, he wouldn't have to have recommended any cutting out. Ramsay is also in favour of publication, although he wishes the title to be slightly changed to reflect the chemical appendix.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1897].

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RR/13/137
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08 February 1897
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2 pages
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George Carey Foster, Second referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'On the relations between the viscosity (internal friction) of liquids and their chemical nature.—Part II' by Thomas Edward Thorpe and J W Rodger, 08 February 1897, RR/13/137, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_137/second-referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-a-paper-on-the-relations-between-the-viscosity-internal-friction-of-liquids-and-their-chemical-naturepart-ii-by-thomas-edward-thorpe-and-j-w-rodger, accessed on 18 March 2025

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