Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the refraction-equivalents of the elements' by John Hall Gladstone

Reference number: RR/6/135

Date: 15 December 1869

Description

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to previous paper by the author and T P Dale ['Researches on the refraction, dispersion, and sensitiveness of liquids', Philosophical Transactions, Vol.153 1863 doi:10.1098/rstl.1863.0014]. The current paper is a 'valuable contribution' to the knowledge of the relation between refraction and chemical composition.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/135
Earliest possible date
15 December 1869
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

George Gabriel Stokes

View page for George Gabriel Stokes

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the refraction-equivalents of the elements' by John Hall Gladstone, 15 December 1869, RR/6/135, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_135/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-refraction-equivalents-of-the-elements-by-john-hall-gladstone, accessed on 08 June 2026

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_135/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-refraction-equivalents-of-the-elements-by-john-hall-gladstone

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_6_135/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-refraction-equivalents-of-the-elements-by-john-hall-gladstone" title="Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the refraction-equivalents of the elements' by John Hall Gladstone" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    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

    View collection