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Referee's report by Heinrich Debus, on a paper 'Revision of the atomic weight of aluminum' by John William Mallet

Reference number: RR/8/234

Date: 04 June 1880

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests a change to the title. Refers to work by Joseph Norman Lockyer, which may be omitted from the paper.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1880]

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RR/8/234
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04 June 1880
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Heinrich Debus

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Heinrich Debus, Referee's report by Heinrich Debus, on a paper 'Revision of the atomic weight of aluminum' by John William Mallet, 04 June 1880, RR/8/234, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_234/referees-report-by-heinrich-debus-on-a-paper-revision-of-the-atomic-weight-of-aluminum-by-john-william-mallet, accessed on 21 January 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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