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Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'On the synthesis of succinic and pyrotartaric acids' by Maxwell Simpson

Reference number: RR/4/236

Date: 16 May 1861

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is 'a very important link in our knowledge of the organic acids'.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1861].

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RR/4/236
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16 May 1861
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Frankland

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Edward Frankland, Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'On the synthesis of succinic and pyrotartaric acids' by Maxwell Simpson, 16 May 1861, RR/4/236, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_236/referees-report-by-edward-frankland-on-a-paper-on-the-synthesis-of-succinic-and-pyrotartaric-acids-by-maxwell-simpson, accessed on 08 September 2024

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