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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On a method of using the balance with great delicacy, and on its employment to determine the mean density of the Earth' by John Henry Poynting

Reference number: RR/8/132

Date: 30 October 1878

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The results of the method of using the balance show great accuracy, however the results as regards determining the density of the earth is less justified. The experiments are ongoing, with further results and increased accuracy to be expected. Suggests an abstract be submitted for immediate publication in the Proceedings. Suggests keeping the paper on standby, in case the experiments are halted, in which case the whole paper can be published.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Applied Sciences

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1879]

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RR/8/132
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30 October 1878
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Typescript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On a method of using the balance with great delicacy, and on its employment to determine the mean density of the Earth' by John Henry Poynting, 30 October 1878, RR/8/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_132/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-a-method-of-using-the-balance-with-great-delicacy-and-on-its-employment-to-determine-the-mean-density-of-the-earth-by-john-henry-poynting, accessed on 03 October 2024

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