Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'Observations on the anomalous behaviour of delicate balances and an account of devices for increasing accuracy in weighings' by J J Manley
Reference number: RR/18/61
Date: July 1910

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Sectional committee: Physics and chemistry
Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, with modifications.
Letter dated from 5 July 1910, commenting on the improvements in the paper after modification by the author.
[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1911].
Endorsed on verso as received 5 July 1910 and 6 July 1910.
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- RR/18/61
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- July 1910
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- Standardised form (type A), notes on paper and letter on paper
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- 6 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Henry Poynting, Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'Observations on the anomalous behaviour of delicate balances and an account of devices for increasing accuracy in weighings' by J J Manley, July 1910, RR/18/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_18_61/referees-report-by-john-henry-poynting-on-a-paper-observations-on-the-anomalous-behaviour-of-delicate-balances-and-an-account-of-devices-for-increasing-accuracy-in-weighings-by-j-j-manley, accessed on 23 June 2025
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DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1911.0011
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Referees' reports: volume 18, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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