Referee's report by William Whewell, 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/4/214
Date: 03 March 1859
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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions as it 'forms a sequel of papers which have already been published there'.
Subject: Physics
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859].
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- RR/4/214
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- 03 March 1859
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- Letter on paper
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Whewell, Referee's report by William Whewell, 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, 03 March 1859, RR/4/214, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_214/referees-report-by-william-whewell-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 17 August 2026
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Date: 31st December 1859
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1859.0010
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Referees' reports: volume 4, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1859-1862 Reference number: RR/4
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