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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On the expansion by heat of metals and alloys' by Augustus Matthiessen

Reference number: RR/6/172

Date: 1866

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Schröder [Ernst Schröder?], Rechnagel [?] and Henri Victor Regnault. The paper shoes contain some mistakes and omissions.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/172
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1866
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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William Hallowes Miller, Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On the expansion by heat of metals and alloys' by Augustus Matthiessen, 1866, RR/6/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_172/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-on-the-expansion-by-heat-of-metals-and-alloys-by-augustus-matthiessen, accessed on 11 September 2024

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