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Referee's report by Edward Sabine, on a paper 'On the supposed properties of the electric and magnetic fluids' by William Ford Stevenson

Reference number: RR/1/232

Date: 24 June 1846

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Chemistry/Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1843].

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RR/1/232
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24 June 1846
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Sabine

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Edward Sabine, Referee's report by Edward Sabine, on a paper 'On the supposed properties of the electric and magnetic fluids' by William Ford Stevenson, 24 June 1846, RR/1/232, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_232/referees-report-by-edward-sabine-on-a-paper-on-the-supposed-properties-of-the-electric-and-magnetic-fluids-by-william-ford-stevenson, accessed on 13 June 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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