Referee's report by Bertram Hopkinson, on a paper 'A standard measuring machine' by P E Shaw
Reference number: RR/19/121
Date: 09 July 1912

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Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry
Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The machine Shows ingenuity and advances on existing equipment, but shows no new principles or methods. The measurements obtained are merely examples. The paper does not show the advancement of any natural knowledge.
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1912]
Endorsed on verso as received 10 July 1912.
- Reference number
- RR/19/121
- Earliest possible date
- 09 July 1912
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- Standardised form (type A) and letter on paper
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Bertram Hopkinson, Referee's report by Bertram Hopkinson, on a paper 'A standard measuring machine' by P E Shaw, 09 July 1912, RR/19/121, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_19_121/referees-report-by-bertram-hopkinson-on-a-paper-a-standard-measuring-machine-by-p-e-shaw, accessed on 16 February 2025
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Referees' reports: volume 19, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1912 Reference number: RR/19
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