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Referee's report by Alfred William Porter, on a paper 'A study of the vapour pressures of magnesium, thallium, and zinc, and the determination of their chemical constants' by F F Coleman and Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton

Reference number: RR/53/29

Date: 03 September 1934

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Sectional Committee: Chemistry

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', after revision. The paper is an extension of of previous work on the subject and deserves publication. Finds some poor judgement in the compilation. Suggests the authors be given the opportunity to revise the paper. Comments on the notation and symbols which require definition. Comments on the mathematics. Suggests the examination of the errors should be carefully revised.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on verso as received 5 September 1934.

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RR/53/29
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03 September 1934
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Alfred William Porter

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Alfred William Porter, Referee's report by Alfred William Porter, on a paper 'A study of the vapour pressures of magnesium, thallium, and zinc, and the determination of their chemical constants' by F F Coleman and Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton, 03 September 1934, RR/53/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_53_29/referees-report-by-alfred-william-porter-on-a-paper-a-study-of-the-vapour-pressures-of-magnesium-thallium-and-zinc-and-the-determination-of-their-chemical-constants-by-f-f-coleman-and-alfred-charles-glyn-egerton, accessed on 05 March 2026

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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