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Letter from Frederick Guthrie, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the thermal resistance of liquids' by Frederick Guthrie

Reference number: RR/6/313

Date: 23 June 1869

Description

Gives an explanation of a point objected to by one of the referees. Is happy to make the suggests modification to the notations.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/313
Earliest possible date
23 June 1869
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Frederick Guthrie, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the thermal resistance of liquids' by Frederick Guthrie, 23 June 1869, RR/6/313, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_313/letter-from-frederick-guthrie-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-on-the-thermal-resistance-of-liquids-by-frederick-guthrie, accessed on 21 May 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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