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Letter from John William Mallet, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Revision of the atomic weight of aluminum' by John William Mallet

Reference number: RR/8/235

Date: 06 July 1880

Description

Is not gratified to hear the decision of the Council regarding publication of the paper. Agrees to the change of title. Regarding the recommendation to omit the reference to Joseph Norman Lockyer, does not currently have access to a copy of the manuscript, and cannot recall the reference in question. Due to family illness, recommends printing the paper as it is, as he currently does not have the resources to undertake alterations to the manuscript. The additional small paper can be printed in small type.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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

Reference number
RR/8/235
Earliest possible date
06 July 1880
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from John William Mallet, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Revision of the atomic weight of aluminum' by John William Mallet, 06 July 1880, RR/8/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_235/letter-from-john-william-mallet-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-revision-of-the-atomic-weight-of-aluminum-by-john-william-mallet, accessed on 20 January 2025

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