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Referee's report by James Cumming, on a paper 'On certain properties of vapour' by Dionysius Lardner

Reference number: RR/1/138

Date: c.1832

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as all the conclusions are drawn from facts which are already known.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1830].

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RR/1/138
Earliest possible date
c.1832
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Report on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Cumming

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James Cumming, Referee's report by James Cumming, on a paper 'On certain properties of vapour' by Dionysius Lardner, c.1832, RR/1/138, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_138/referees-report-by-james-cumming-on-a-paper-on-certain-properties-of-vapour-by-dionysius-lardner, accessed on 08 June 2026

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  • Referee Reports

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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