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Referee's report by Frederick Augustus Abel, on a paper 'On hydrofluoric acid' by George Gore

Reference number: RR/6/136

Date: 05 April 1869

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The experiments have been carefully conducted and given worthy results. The paper ends rather abruptly, suggests that if the author has produced further results since submitting the paper, that these be included in the final publication.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/136
Earliest possible date
05 April 1869
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Frederick Augustus Abel

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Frederick Augustus Abel, Referee's report by Frederick Augustus Abel, on a paper 'On hydrofluoric acid' by George Gore, 05 April 1869, RR/6/136, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_136/referees-report-by-frederick-augustus-abel-on-a-paper-on-hydrofluoric-acid-by-george-gore, accessed on 11 July 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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