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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the spectra of metalloids— Spectrum of Oxygen' by Arthur Schuster

Reference number: RR/8/140

Date: 1878

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Does not agree with all of the author's conclusions. Refers to work of Alexander Mitscherlich. Suggests the author combine a chronometric with a spectroscopic examination.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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

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RR/8/140
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1878
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Letter on paper
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7 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 the spectra of metalloids— Spectrum of Oxygen' by Arthur Schuster, 1878, RR/8/140, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_140/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-spectra-of-metalloids-spectrum-of-oxygen-by-arthur-schuster, accessed on 08 December 2024

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