Letter from John Wood, to George Gabriel Stoke, regarding an unknown paper

Reference number: RR/5/243

Date: 30 December 1864

Description

Requests permission to withdraw his paper and drawings for the purposes of 'remodelling' as suggested by William Sharpey. Since submitting the paper, has met with 'several other abnormalities', which he hopes to report to the Royal Society and include in a future paper.

[Publication status unknown - paper untraced]

Reference number: RR/5/243
Earliest possible date: 30 December 1864
Physical description: Letter on paper
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript

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John Wood

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John Wood, Letter from John Wood, to George Gabriel Stoke, regarding an unknown paper, 30 December 1864, RR/5/243, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_243/letter-from-john-wood-to-george-gabriel-stoke-regarding-an-unknown-paper, accessed on 17 May 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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John Wood
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George Gabriel Stokes
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