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Referee's report by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, on a paper 'On the change of refrangibility of light. No. II' by George Gabriel Stokes

Reference number: RR/2/231

Date: 28 July 1853

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/231
Earliest possible date
28 July 1853
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Letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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William Parsons

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William Parsons, Referee's report by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, on a paper 'On the change of refrangibility of light. No. II' by George Gabriel Stokes, 28 July 1853, RR/2/231, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_231/referees-report-by-william-parsons-3rd-earl-of-rosse-on-a-paper-on-the-change-of-refrangibility-of-light-no-ii-by-george-gabriel-stokes, accessed on 12 December 2024

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