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Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'On mauve or aniline-purple' by William Henry Perkin

Reference number: RR/5/179

Date: 16 March 1864

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the Proceedings might be a more suitable place for publication.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1864]

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RR/5/179
Earliest possible date
16 March 1864
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Allen Miller

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William Allen Miller, Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'On mauve or aniline-purple' by William Henry Perkin, 16 March 1864, RR/5/179, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_179/referees-report-by-william-allen-miller-on-a-paper-on-mauve-or-aniline-purple-by-william-henry-perkin, accessed on 18 January 2025

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