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Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'Introductory research on the induction of magnetism by electrical currents' by James Prescott Joule

Reference number: RR/3/155

Date: 25 July 1855

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Does not state whether he thinks the paper should be published. Provides observations and suggests modifications which could be made, but adds that his suggestions may not be entirely based on resounding knowledge. He has no clear comprehension of Joule's experimental arrangements.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1856]

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RR/3/155
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25 July 1855
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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John Tyndall, Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'Introductory research on the induction of magnetism by electrical currents' by James Prescott Joule, 25 July 1855, RR/3/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_155/referees-report-by-john-tyndall-on-a-paper-introductory-research-on-the-induction-of-magnetism-by-electrical-currents-by-james-prescott-joule, accessed on 10 December 2024

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