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Referee's report by William Odling, on a paper 'Synthetical Researches on ethers.— No. 1. Synthesis of ethers from acetic ether' by Edward Frankland and Baldwin Francis Duppa

Reference number: RR/6/128

Date: 18 January 1866

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Usually does not like authors expressing theoretical views, 'but there are points on which there is enough room for differences of opinion'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/128
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18 January 1866
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Odling

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William Odling, Referee's report by William Odling, on a paper 'Synthetical Researches on ethers.— No. 1. Synthesis of ethers from acetic ether' by Edward Frankland and Baldwin Francis Duppa, 18 January 1866, RR/6/128, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_128/referees-report-by-william-odling-on-a-paper-synthetical-researches-on-ethers-no-1-synthesis-of-ethers-from-acetic-ether-by-edward-frankland-and-baldwin-francis-duppa, accessed on 14 May 2025

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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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