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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the measurement of the luminous intensity of light' by William Crookes

Reference number: RR/6/87

Date: 1869

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. If the paper had come before the Royal Society earlier, might have suggested the Proceedings as the most suitable place for publication.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/6/87
Earliest possible date
1869
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Letter on paper
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the measurement of the luminous intensity of light' by William Crookes, 1869, RR/6/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_87/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-measurement-of-the-luminous-intensity-of-light-by-william-crookes, accessed on 09 September 2024

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