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Referee's report by unnamed referee, on a paper [attributed] 'A description of an extensive series of the water battery; with an account of some experiments made in order to test the relation of the electrical and the chemical actions which take place before and after completion of the voltaic circuit' by John Peter Gassiot

Reference number: RR/2/50

Date: 23 March 1844

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The 'failing memory' of the reviewer prevents them from giving a view on publication, as they cannot rememebr if the matter has been published previously. Suggests other reviewers be sought.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Applied Sciences

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/50
Earliest possible date
23 March 1844
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Referee's report by unnamed referee, on a paper [attributed] 'A description of an extensive series of the water battery; with an account of some experiments made in order to test the relation of the electrical and the chemical actions which take place before and after completion of the voltaic circuit' by John Peter Gassiot, 23 March 1844, RR/2/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_50/referees-report-by-unnamed-referee-on-a-paper-attributed-a-description-of-an-extensive-series-of-the-water-battery-with-an-account-of-some-experiments-made-in-order-to-test-the-relation-of-the-electrical-and-the-chemical-actions-which-take-place-before-and-after-completion-of-the-voltaic-circuit-by-john-peter-gassiot, accessed on 17 January 2025

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