Referee's report by William Henry Fox Talbot, on a paper 'On the connection between the phenomena of the absorption of light, and the colours of thin plates' by David Brewster
Reference number: RR/1/32
Date: 22 June 1837
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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, it is full of 'great interest and novelty'.
Subject: Chemistry
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1837].
- Reference number
- RR/1/32
- Earliest possible date
- 22 June 1837
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Referee's report by William Henry Fox Talbot, on a paper 'On the connection between the phenomena of the absorption of light, and the colours of thin plates' by David Brewster, 22 June 1837, RR/1/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_32/referees-report-by-william-henry-fox-talbot-on-a-paper-on-the-connection-between-the-phenomena-of-the-absorption-of-light-and-the-colours-of-thin-plates-by-david-brewster, accessed on 06 December 2025
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Date: 31st December 1837
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1837.0017
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 1, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1832-1849 Reference number: RR/1
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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