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Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'On the heat dissipated by a platinum surface at high temperatures' by Joseph Ernest Petavel

Reference number: RR/14/84

Date: 07 June 1898

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Brings the author's attention to the use of the term 'absolute' in Physics. Refers to work of Henri Victor Regnault.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on verso as received 7 June 1898.

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RR/14/84
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07 June 1898
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Carey Foster

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George Carey Foster, Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'On the heat dissipated by a platinum surface at high temperatures' by Joseph Ernest Petavel, 07 June 1898, RR/14/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_14_84/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-a-paper-on-the-heat-dissipated-by-a-platinum-surface-at-high-temperatures-by-joseph-ernest-petavel, accessed on 09 March 2026

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