Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On electrical partial discharges' by Riess

Reference number: RR/5/217

Date: 1861

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Pieter Rijke. Discusses Leyden jars.

Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

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Reference number: RR/5/217
Earliest possible date: 1861
Physical description: Letter on paper
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On electrical partial discharges' by Riess, 1861, RR/5/217, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_217/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-electrical-partial-discharges-by-riess, accessed on 17 January 2025

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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR
Referees' reports: volume 5, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1863-1865 Reference number: RR/5

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