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Detailed referee's report by William Crookes, on a paper 'On the constitution of the electric spark' by Arthur Schuster and Gustav Hemsalech

Reference number: RR/14/230

Date: 13 February 1899

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper marks an important step in understanding the electric spark. The reference numbers on the figures and in the text do not always align. Suggests further clarifying annotations to the spectra. Suggests further discussion be given of the methods of metallic substance purification.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/14/230
Earliest possible date
13 February 1899
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Typescript

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William Crookes

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William Crookes, Detailed referee's report by William Crookes, on a paper 'On the constitution of the electric spark' by Arthur Schuster and Gustav Hemsalech, 13 February 1899, RR/14/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_14_230/detailed-referees-report-by-william-crookes-on-a-paper-on-the-constitution-of-the-electric-spark-by-arthur-schuster-and-gustav-hemsalech, accessed on 14 December 2024

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