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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On the air-engine' by James Precott Joule

Reference number: RR/2/129

Date: 16 January 1852

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Definite decision regarding publication not stated. Suggests paper would be better suited to another journal such as the Mechanics Magazine.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Applied Sciences

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/129
Earliest possible date
16 January 1852
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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William Hallowes Miller, Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On the air-engine' by James Precott Joule, 16 January 1852, RR/2/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_129/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-on-the-air-engine-by-james-precott-joule, accessed on 19 January 2025

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