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Referee's report by Charles Brooke, on a paper 'On the relation of the angular aperture of the object-glasses of compound microscopes to their penetrating power and to oblique light' by J W Griffith

Reference number: RR/2/81

Date: 30 May 1854

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Provides point-by-point observations of contention with the paper. Reviewer has written a short paper of their own, containing views on the reviewed paper's conclusions, with aim to have this published in the 'Proceedings'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Applied Sciences

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

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RR/2/81
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30 May 1854
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Brooke

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Charles Brooke, Referee's report by Charles Brooke, on a paper 'On the relation of the angular aperture of the object-glasses of compound microscopes to their penetrating power and to oblique light' by J W Griffith, 30 May 1854, RR/2/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_81/referees-report-by-charles-brooke-on-a-paper-on-the-relation-of-the-angular-aperture-of-the-object-glasses-of-compound-microscopes-to-their-penetrating-power-and-to-oblique-light-by-j-w-griffith, accessed on 06 March 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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