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Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'On the theory of compound colours, and the relations of the colours of the spectrum' by James Clerk Maxwell

Reference number: RR/4/180

Date: 24 May 1860

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1860].

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RR/4/180
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24 May 1860
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Letter on paper
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2 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 'On the theory of compound colours, and the relations of the colours of the spectrum' by James Clerk Maxwell, 24 May 1860, RR/4/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_180/referees-report-by-john-tyndall-on-a-paper-on-the-theory-of-compound-colours-and-the-relations-of-the-colours-of-the-spectrum-by-james-clerk-maxwell, accessed on 14 September 2024

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