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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Formula used are based on in experiments at the French Academy in 1831. Refers to experiments by the Franklin Institute. Paper contains no new information that hasn't been previously published, for example by Dalson and Ure [?].

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Reference number
RR/2/51
Earliest possible date
17 June 1850
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Rennie

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George Rennie, Referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the temperature of steam and its corresponding pressure' by John Curr, 17 June 1850, RR/2/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_51/referees-report-by-george-rennie-on-a-paper-on-the-temperature-of-steam-and-its-corresponding-pressure-by-john-curr, accessed on 08 February 2025

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