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Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the viscosity of gases at high exhaustions' by William Crookes

Reference number: RR/8/282

Date: 30 March 1881

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to a conversation with Mr Hannay, which has raised a few questions.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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

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RR/8/282
Earliest possible date
30 March 1881
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the viscosity of gases at high exhaustions' by William Crookes, 30 March 1881, RR/8/282, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_282/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-the-viscosity-of-gases-at-high-exhaustions-by-william-crookes, accessed on 19 May 2025

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