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Referee's report by John Percy, on a paper 'On the application of Potash as a test for Manganese' by Edmund Davy

Reference number: RR/2/56

Date: 27 April 1854

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The method described as no advantages over the current methods used, and is less sensitive in it's results.

Subject: Chemistry

[Not published]

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RR/2/56
Earliest possible date
27 April 1854
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Percy

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John Percy, Referee's report by John Percy, on a paper 'On the application of Potash as a test for Manganese' by Edmund Davy, 27 April 1854, RR/2/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_56/referees-report-by-john-percy-on-a-paper-on-the-application-of-potash-as-a-test-for-manganese-by-edmund-davy, accessed on 01 December 2024

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