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Referee's report by Edward Frankland and Heinrich Debus, on a paper 'On the union of ammonia nitrate with ammonia' by Edward Divers

Reference number: RR/7/238

Date: 03 April 1873

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The referees have together re-examined the paper and now recommended it for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Pasges 18 to 33 should be omitted as they are not 'sufficiently novel and definite enough'.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1873].

Reference number
RR/7/238
Earliest possible date
03 April 1873
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Frankland

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Heinrich Debus

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Edward Frankland, Heinrich Debus, Referee's report by Edward Frankland and Heinrich Debus, on a paper 'On the union of ammonia nitrate with ammonia' by Edward Divers, 03 April 1873, RR/7/238, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_238/referees-report-by-edward-frankland-and-heinrich-debus-on-a-paper-on-the-union-of-ammonia-nitrate-with-ammonia-by-edward-divers, 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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