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Referee's report by George Downing Liveing and James Dewar, on a paper 'On the absorption spectra of cobalt salts' by William James Russell

Reference number: RR/8/256

Date: 20 December 1880

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The methods and results are not new, but some of the observations and discussions are interesting. Suggests publication in the Proceedings.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1881]

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RR/8/256
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20 December 1880
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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George Downing Liveing

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James Dewar

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George Downing Liveing, James Dewar, Referee's report by George Downing Liveing and James Dewar, on a paper 'On the absorption spectra of cobalt salts' by William James Russell, 20 December 1880, RR/8/256, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_256/referees-report-by-george-downing-liveing-and-james-dewar-on-a-paper-on-the-absorption-spectra-of-cobalt-salts-by-william-james-russell, accessed on 09 October 2024

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