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Referee's report by James Cumming and William Hasledine Pepys, on a paper 'Some experiments and observations on the combinations of carbonic acid and ammonia' by John Davy

Reference number: RR/1/54

Date: 1830

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it does not add any new information to the subject field.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862].

Reference number
RR/1/54
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1830
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Cumming

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William Hasledine Pepys

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James Cumming, William Hasledine Pepys, Referee's report by James Cumming and William Hasledine Pepys, on a paper 'Some experiments and observations on the combinations of carbonic acid and ammonia' by John Davy, 1830, RR/1/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_54/referees-report-by-james-cumming-and-william-hasledine-pepys-on-a-paper-some-experiments-and-observations-on-the-combinations-of-carbonic-acid-and-ammonia-by-john-davy, accessed on 14 April 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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