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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'On the thermal resistance of liquids' by Frederick Guthrie

Reference number: RR/6/312

Date: 1869

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the results to be 'freer from error than any that had been previously obtained'. Suggests some changes in notation.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/312
Earliest possible date
1869
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
7 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 thermal resistance of liquids' by Frederick Guthrie, 1869, RR/6/312, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_312/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-on-the-thermal-resistance-of-liquids-by-frederick-guthrie, accessed on 12 February 2026

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  • 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

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