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Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'Sixth memoir on radiation and absorption.— Influence of colour and mechanical condition on radiant heat' by John Tyndall

Reference number: RR/6/303

Date: 22 February 1866

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/303
Earliest possible date
22 February 1866
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Letter on paper
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2 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 'Sixth memoir on radiation and absorption.— Influence of colour and mechanical condition on radiant heat' by John Tyndall, 22 February 1866, RR/6/303, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_303/referees-report-by-james-clerk-maxwell-on-a-paper-sixth-memoir-on-radiation-and-absorption-influence-of-colour-and-mechanical-condition-on-radiant-heat-by-john-tyndall, accessed on 20 September 2024

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