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Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the absorption and dialytic separation of gases by colloid septa' by Thomas Graham

Reference number: RR/6/138

Date: 17 July 1866

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper builds on work previously published by the author. Refers to work by Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville. The paper is an important contribution to the knowledge of the subject.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/138
Earliest possible date
17 July 1866
Physical description
Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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James Clerk Maxwell

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James Clerk Maxwell, Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the absorption and dialytic separation of gases by colloid septa' by Thomas Graham, 17 July 1866, RR/6/138, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_138/referees-report-by-james-clerk-maxwell-on-a-paper-on-the-absorption-and-dialytic-separation-of-gases-by-colloid-septa-by-thomas-graham, accessed on 07 February 2025

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