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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Reference number
RR/1/259
Earliest possible date
c.1830
Physical description
Report on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator names

William Whewell

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James Cumming

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William Whewell, James Cumming, Referee's report by William Whewell and James Cumming on an unnamed paper by Charles Wheatstone, c.1830, RR/1/259, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_259/referees-report-by-william-whewell-and-james-cumming-on-an-unnamed-paper-by-charles-wheatstone, accessed on 23 June 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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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