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Report enclosed with third referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On a general law of density in saturated vapours' by John James Waterston

Reference number: RR/2/257

Date: 19 April 1853

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the methods to be very useful, and these can be recommended for publication, except where the 'the author tries to show that the effects of internal pressure may be neglected'. Refers to work by Pierre Louis Dulong, Alexis Thérèse Petit and Henri Victor Regnault. Addresses criticism of the thermometers used in the experiments. Cannot recommend publication of the second part of the paper. Suggests the second part should be referred to other members who have more experience with the subject.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/257
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19 April 1853
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Letter on paper
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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William Hallowes Miller, Report enclosed with third referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On a general law of density in saturated vapours' by John James Waterston, 19 April 1853, RR/2/257, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_257/report-enclosed-with-third-referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-on-a-general-law-of-density-in-saturated-vapours-by-john-james-waterston, accessed on 09 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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