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Referee's report by Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'An experimental inquiry into the relative merits of magnetic electrical machines and voltaic batteries, as implements of philosophical research' by William Sturgeon

Reference number: RR/1/235

Date: c.1830

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as there is only part of the paper which is of interest.

Subject: Physics

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

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RR/1/235
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c.1830
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Report on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Samuel Hunter Christie

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Samuel Hunter Christie, Referee's report by Samuel Hunter Christie, on a paper 'An experimental inquiry into the relative merits of magnetic electrical machines and voltaic batteries, as implements of philosophical research' by William Sturgeon, c.1830, RR/1/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_235/referees-report-by-samuel-hunter-christie-on-a-paper-an-experimental-inquiry-into-the-relative-merits-of-magnetic-electrical-machines-and-voltaic-batteries-as-implements-of-philosophical-research-by-william-sturgeon, accessed on 17 June 2026

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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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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