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Letter from the Secretary of the Royal Society, on a paper 'Contributions to the osmotic theory of solution' to Randal Thomas Mowbray Berkeley

Reference number: RR/17/252

Date: 15 December 1908

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Claims that he misquoted referee in previous paper. Wishes that he had time to review the paper himself - he believes it not to be as complex as other referees have said it is. He sympathises with Callendar, but doesn't believe in his theories.

[Not published].

Reference number
RR/17/252
Earliest possible date
15 December 1908
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from the Secretary of the Royal Society, on a paper 'Contributions to the osmotic theory of solution' to Randal Thomas Mowbray Berkeley, 15 December 1908, RR/17/252, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_252/letter-from-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society-on-a-paper-contributions-to-the-osmotic-theory-of-solution-to-randal-thomas-mowbray-berkeley, accessed on 24 March 2025

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