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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on the Bakerian Lecture 'On osmotic force' by Thomas Graham

Reference number: RR/2/78

Date: 11 October 1854

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Reviewer considers it the most important addition of knowledge in th subject since the work of René Joachim Henri Dutrochet.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/78
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11 October 1854
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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William Hallowes Miller, Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on the Bakerian Lecture 'On osmotic force' by Thomas Graham, 11 October 1854, RR/2/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_78/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-the-bakerian-lecture-on-osmotic-force-by-thomas-graham, accessed on 21 January 2026

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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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