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Referee's report by George Francis Fitzgerald, on a paper 'Electrical conductivity in gases traversed by cathode rays' by John Cunningham McLennan

Reference number: RR/14/194

Date: 07 February 1900

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The results are valuable and interesting.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on verso as received 10 February 1900.

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RR/14/194
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07 February 1900
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2 pages
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George Francis Fitzgerald

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George Francis Fitzgerald, Referee's report by George Francis Fitzgerald, on a paper 'Electrical conductivity in gases traversed by cathode rays' by John Cunningham McLennan, 07 February 1900, RR/14/194, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_14_194/referees-report-by-george-francis-fitzgerald-on-a-paper-electrical-conductivity-in-gases-traversed-by-cathode-rays-by-john-cunningham-mclennan, accessed on 20 March 2025

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