Referee's report by William Chandler Roberts-Austen, on an untraced paper by Mr Fawsitt

Reference number: RR/8/157

Date: 23 April 1879

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' in it's present form. Suggests some improvements to the experimental method.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Publication status unknown - paper untraced]

Reference number: RR/8/157
Earliest possible date: 23 April 1879
Physical description: Letter on paper
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript

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William Chandler Roberts-Austen

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William Chandler Roberts-Austen, Referee's report by William Chandler Roberts-Austen, on an untraced paper by Mr Fawsitt, 23 April 1879, RR/8/157, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_157/referees-report-by-william-chandler-roberts-austen-on-an-untraced-paper-by-mr-fawsitt, accessed on 24 April 2025

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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR
Referees' reports: volume 8, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1877-1881 Reference number: RR/8

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