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Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'Residual charge of the leyden jar.—II. Dielectric properties of various glasses' by John Hopkinson

Reference number: RR/8/32

Date: 24 April 1877

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Recommended for publication in the ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', as the investigations are not yet finalised. Refers to work of Ludwig Boltzmann. The paper is an important contribution to the subject, giving evidence for a connection between the composition of glass and electrical properties.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1877]

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RR/8/32
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24 April 1877
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Letter on paper
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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George Carey Foster

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George Carey Foster, Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'Residual charge of the leyden jar.—II. Dielectric properties of various glasses' by John Hopkinson, 24 April 1877, RR/8/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_32/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-a-paper-residual-charge-of-the-leyden-jarii-dielectric-properties-of-various-glasses-by-john-hopkinson, accessed on 14 February 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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