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Second referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the temperature of steam and its corresponding pressure' by John Curr

Reference number: RR/2/52

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper covers information already discovered more accurately by the French academies, and authors such as M. de Painbour [Chevalier de Painbour?].

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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

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RR/2/52
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Rennie

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George Rennie, Second referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the temperature of steam and its corresponding pressure' by John Curr, RR/2/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_52/second-referees-report-by-george-rennie-on-a-paper-on-the-temperature-of-steam-and-its-corresponding-pressure-by-john-curr, accessed on 09 December 2025

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  • Referee Reports

    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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