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Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'On a standard voltaic battery' by Latimer Clark

Reference number: RR/7/232

Date: 01 July 1873

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it 'does not profess sufficient originality'. It may be better suited to Proceedings or the journal of telegraphic engineers.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1874].

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RR/7/232
Earliest possible date
01 July 1873
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 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 a standard voltaic battery' by Latimer Clark, 01 July 1873, RR/7/232, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_232/referees-report-by-charles-wheatstone-on-a-paper-on-a-standard-voltaic-battery-by-latimer-clark, accessed on 08 March 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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