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Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On induced and other magnetic forces' by William Snow Harris

Reference number: RR/2/92

Date: 06 February 1852

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. No new results are put forward in the paper. 'I think the author would not desire its publication' if he was aware of the laws of magnetism as they are curently understood. Publishing in its current form would only cause confusion and doubt'.

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

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RR/2/92
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06 February 1852
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On induced and other magnetic forces' by William Snow Harris, 06 February 1852, RR/2/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_92/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-induced-and-other-magnetic-forces-by-william-snow-harris, accessed on 09 July 2025

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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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