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Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'On deep-sea thermometers' by John E Davis

Reference number: RR/7/21

Date: 25 May 1870

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Referee feels he cannot offer an opinion on the paper, as the subject is similar to one of his papers. He asks if it can be sent to others to review instead.

Subject: Meteorology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1869].

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RR/7/21
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25 May 1870
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Allen Miller

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William Allen Miller, Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'On deep-sea thermometers' by John E Davis, 25 May 1870, RR/7/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_21/referees-report-by-william-allen-miller-on-a-paper-on-deep-sea-thermometers-by-john-e-davis, accessed on 13 November 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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