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Referee's report by William Robert Grove, on a paper 'On the specific gravity of alloys' by Augustus Matthiessen

Reference number: RR/4/178

Date: 05 May 1860

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1860].

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RR/4/178
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05 May 1860
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Robert Grove

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William Robert Grove, Referee's report by William Robert Grove, on a paper 'On the specific gravity of alloys' by Augustus Matthiessen, 05 May 1860, RR/4/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_178/referees-report-by-william-robert-grove-on-a-paper-on-the-specific-gravity-of-alloys-by-augustus-matthiessen, accessed on 19 June 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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