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Referee's report by William Spottiswoode, on a paper 'On certain developable surfaces' by Arthur Cayley

Reference number: RR/5/38

Date: 14 January 1863

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Is inclined to defer to the opinion of the other referee.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1862]

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RR/5/38
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14 January 1863
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Spottiswoode

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William Spottiswoode, Referee's report by William Spottiswoode, on a paper 'On certain developable surfaces' by Arthur Cayley, 14 January 1863, RR/5/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_38/referees-report-by-william-spottiswoode-on-a-paper-on-certain-developable-surfaces-by-arthur-cayley, accessed on 14 May 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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