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Referee's report by August Willhelm von Hofmann, on a paper 'On the synthesis of succinic and pyrotartaric acids' by Maxwell Simpson

Reference number: RR/4/237

Date: 03 May 1861

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1861].

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RR/4/237
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03 May 1861
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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August Wilhelm von Hofmann

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August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Referee's report by August Willhelm von Hofmann, on a paper 'On the synthesis of succinic and pyrotartaric acids' by Maxwell Simpson, 03 May 1861, RR/4/237, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_237/referees-report-by-august-willhelm-von-hofmann-on-a-paper-on-the-synthesis-of-succinic-and-pyrotartaric-acids-by-maxwell-simpson, accessed on 10 February 2026

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