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Referee's report by William Edward Ayrton, on a paper 'On contact electricity of metals' by J Erskine Murray

Reference number: RR/13/235

Date: 09 October 1897

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Not recommended for publication in its current form. The paper contains results that only could have been arrived at after 'much labour' and it is very interesting. Some check tests should be carried out and the paper should be modified before publication.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1898].

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RR/13/235
Earliest possible date
09 October 1897
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
5 pages
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Typescript

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William Edward Ayrton

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William Edward Ayrton, Referee's report by William Edward Ayrton, on a paper 'On contact electricity of metals' by J Erskine Murray, 09 October 1897, RR/13/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_235/referees-report-by-william-edward-ayrton-on-a-paper-on-contact-electricity-of-metals-by-j-erskine-murray, accessed on 03 December 2024

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