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Referee's report by William Spottiswoode, on a paper 'An eighth memoir on quantics' by Arthur Cayley

Reference number: RR/6/56

Date: 25 February 1867

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

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/56
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25 February 1867
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Spottiswoode

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William Spottiswoode, Referee's report by William Spottiswoode, on a paper 'An eighth memoir on quantics' by Arthur Cayley, 25 February 1867, RR/6/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_56/referees-report-by-william-spottiswoode-on-a-paper-an-eighth-memoir-on-quantics-by-arthur-cayley, accessed on 22 March 2025

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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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