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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On the conductive powers of mercury and __ on heat' by Augustus Matthiessen

Reference number: RR/3/196

Date: 1857

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Does not state whether the paper is suitable for publication. Too much is made of the analogy between conductive powers of mercury for heat and electricity.

Subject: Chemistry

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RR/3/196
Earliest possible date
1857
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Letter on paper
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4 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 a paper 'On the conductive powers of mercury and __ on heat' by Augustus Matthiessen, 1857, RR/3/196, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_196/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-on-the-conductive-powers-of-mercury-and-__-on-heat-by-augustus-matthiessen, accessed on 20 January 2025

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