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Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'An attempt to account for the discrepancy between the actual velocity of sound in air or vapour, and that resulting from theory' by William Ritchie

Reference number: RR/1/205

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, which the referee is regretful about as his other researches 'deserve great praise'.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].

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RR/1/205
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Letter on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Wheatstone

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Charles Wheatstone, Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'An attempt to account for the discrepancy between the actual velocity of sound in air or vapour, and that resulting from theory' by William Ritchie, RR/1/205, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_205/referees-report-by-charles-wheatstone-on-a-paper-an-attempt-to-account-for-the-discrepancy-between-the-actual-velocity-of-sound-in-air-or-vapour-and-that-resulting-from-theory-by-william-ritchie, accessed on 20 January 2025

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    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.

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