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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller and George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On a general law of density in saturated vapours' by John James Waterston

Reference number: RR/2/254

Date: 30 October 1851

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' as it stands. Refers to Boyle's Law and work by James Prescott Joule. Suggests the second part of the paper be omitted.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/254
Earliest possible date
30 October 1851
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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George Gabriel Stokes

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William Hallowes Miller, George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller and George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On a general law of density in saturated vapours' by John James Waterston, 30 October 1851, RR/2/254, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_254/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-and-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-a-general-law-of-density-in-saturated-vapours-by-john-james-waterston, accessed on 10 July 2025

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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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