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Referee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'On the spectra of some of the chemical elements' by William Huggins

Reference number: RR/5/122

Date: 31 January 1864

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to the authors' use of Fraunhofer lines. Refers to work by Gustav Kirchhoff. Suggests the author add more details about the processes involved.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1864]

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RR/5/122
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31 January 1864
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Romney Robinson

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Thomas Romney Robinson, Referee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'On the spectra of some of the chemical elements' by William Huggins, 31 January 1864, RR/5/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_122/referees-report-by-thomas-romney-robinson-on-a-paper-on-the-spectra-of-some-of-the-chemical-elements-by-william-huggins, accessed on 13 October 2024

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