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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the motions of camphor on the surface of water' by Charles Tomlinson

Reference number: RR/4/267

Date: 11 March 1862

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1860].

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RR/4/267
Earliest possible date
11 March 1862
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Letter on paper
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11 pages
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Manuscript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the motions of camphor on the surface of water' by Charles Tomlinson, 11 March 1862, RR/4/267, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_267/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-motions-of-camphor-on-the-surface-of-water-by-charles-tomlinson, accessed on 15 October 2024

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