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Referee's report by William Kingdon Clifford, on a paper 'A memoir on prepotentials' by Arthur Cayley

Reference number: RR/7/442

Date: 1876

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is a 'contribution of great value to this most important branch of mathematical physics'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1875].

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RR/7/442
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1876
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Report on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Kingdon Clifford

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William Kingdon Clifford, Referee's report by William Kingdon Clifford, on a paper 'A memoir on prepotentials' by Arthur Cayley, 1876, RR/7/442, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_442/referees-report-by-william-kingdon-clifford-on-a-paper-a-memoir-on-prepotentials-by-arthur-cayley, accessed on 19 July 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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