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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the thermal conductivity of water' by James Thomson Bottomley

Reference number: RR/8/149

Date: 20 May 1879

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', with receommended modifications. Suggests a demonstration be provided of the 'sensibility' of the apparatus, otherwise the reader must rely on the judgement of the author and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. If a demonstration is provided. this should be added to the paper for publication. If no demonstration is provided, the paper should be published in the Proceedings.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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

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RR/8/149
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20 May 1879
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Letter on paper
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2 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 thermal conductivity of water' by James Thomson Bottomley, 20 May 1879, RR/8/149, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_149/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-thermal-conductivity-of-water-by-james-thomson-bottomley, accessed on 20 July 2026

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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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