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Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on a paper 'On the thermal conductivity of water' by James Thomson Bottomley

Reference number: RR/8/148

Date: 06 May 1879

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the 'actual conducting power of mercury should be determined'. The tables require further and fuller explanation.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1881]

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RR/8/148
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06 May 1879
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Letter on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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William Grylls Adams

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William Grylls Adams, Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on a paper 'On the thermal conductivity of water' by James Thomson Bottomley, 06 May 1879, RR/8/148, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_148/referees-report-by-william-grylls-adams-on-a-paper-on-the-thermal-conductivity-of-water-by-james-thomson-bottomley, accessed on 12 December 2024

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