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Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'On the principle of the photometer' by William Crookes

Reference number: RR/6/90

Date: 06 February 1869

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Jules Jamin, Wild [?] and Jacques Babinet. The paper does not contain new information. Suggests the paper is more suited to a popular scientific journal.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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RR/6/90
Earliest possible date
06 February 1869
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Wheatstone

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Charles Wheatstone, Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'On the principle of the photometer' by William Crookes, 06 February 1869, RR/6/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_90/referees-report-by-charles-wheatstone-on-a-paper-on-the-principle-of-the-photometer-by-william-crookes, accessed on 15 January 2025

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