Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on two papers 'Electrodynamic qualities of metals.—Part VII. Effects of stress on the magnetization of iron, nickel, and cobalt' by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and 'Measurements of electrical constants. No. II. On the specific inductive capacities of certain dielectrics. Part I' by J E H Gordon

Reference number: RR/8/144

Date: 25 July 1878

Description

First paper - Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests an explanation is required of the experiments on longitudinal stress.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1879]

Second paper - Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', once the corrections to the calculations have been made. Requests to know the 'substance' of the second referee's report on the paper.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1879]

Reference number
RR/8/144
Earliest possible date
25 July 1878
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

George Carey Foster

View page for George Carey Foster

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

George Carey Foster, Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on two papers 'Electrodynamic qualities of metals.—Part VII. Effects of stress on the magnetization of iron, nickel, and cobalt' by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and 'Measurements of electrical constants. No. II. On the specific inductive capacities of certain dielectrics. Part I' by J E H Gordon, 25 July 1878, RR/8/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_144/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-two-papers-electrodynamic-qualities-of-metalspart-vii-effects-of-stress-on-the-magnetization-of-iron-nickel-and-cobalt-by-william-thomson-1st-baron-kelvin-and-measurements-of-electrical-constants-no-ii-on-the-specific-inductive-capacities-of-certain-dielectrics-part-i-by-j-e-h-gordon, accessed on 11 December 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_144/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-two-papers-electrodynamic-qualities-of-metalspart-vii-effects-of-stress-on-the-magnetization-of-iron-nickel-and-cobalt-by-william-thomson-1st-baron-kelvin-and-measurements-of-electrical-constants-no-ii-on-the-specific-inductive-capacities-of-certain-dielectrics-part-i-by-j-e-h-gordon

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_8_144/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-two-papers-electrodynamic-qualities-of-metalspart-vii-effects-of-stress-on-the-magnetization-of-iron-nickel-and-cobalt-by-william-thomson-1st-baron-kelvin-and-measurements-of-electrical-constants-no-ii-on-the-specific-inductive-capacities-of-certain-dielectrics-part-i-by-j-e-h-gordon" title="Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on two papers 'Electrodynamic qualities of metals.—Part VII. Effects of stress on the magnetization of iron, nickel, and cobalt' by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and 'Measurements of electrical constants. No. II. On the specific inductive capacities of certain dielectrics. Part I' by J E H Gordon" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1954

    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.

    View collection