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Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'Researches into the molecular constitution of the organic bases' by August Wilhelm von Hofmann

Reference number: RR/2/103

Date: 15 April 1851

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Congratulates the Royal Society for voting a sum of money to the author, which has allowed him to undertake this important research, and will form a 'worthy sequel' to his paper of the previous year.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/103
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15 April 1851
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Allen Miller

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William Allen Miller, Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'Researches into the molecular constitution of the organic bases' by August Wilhelm von Hofmann, 15 April 1851, RR/2/103, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_103/referees-report-by-william-allen-miller-on-a-paper-researches-into-the-molecular-constitution-of-the-organic-bases-by-august-wilhelm-von-hofmann, accessed on 22 March 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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