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Referee's report by John Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the action of heat on gravitating masses' by William Crookes

Reference number: RR/7/295

Date: 24 February 1874

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is an 'important scientific document'. The title should be changed as it does not accurately reflect the contents of the paper.

Subject: Physics/Chemistry

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1873].

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RR/7/295
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24 February 1874
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Report on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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James Clerk Maxwell

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James Clerk Maxwell, Referee's report by John Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the action of heat on gravitating masses' by William Crookes, 24 February 1874, RR/7/295, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_295/referees-report-by-john-clerk-maxwell-on-a-paper-on-the-action-of-heat-on-gravitating-masses-by-william-crookes, accessed on 19 May 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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