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Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin on a paper 'On the thermo-dynamic theory of steam-engines with dry saturated steam, and its application to practice' by William John Macquorn Rankine

Reference number: RR/4/213

Date: 11 May 1859

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is a 'valuable contribution to practical science'.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859].

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RR/4/213
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11 May 1859
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Letter on paper
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2 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 the thermo-dynamic theory of steam-engines with dry saturated steam, and its application to practice' by William John Macquorn Rankine, 11 May 1859, RR/4/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_213/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-the-thermo-dynamic-theory-of-steam-engines-with-dry-saturated-steam-and-its-application-to-practice-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine, accessed on 15 March 2025

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