Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Experimental determination of the velocity of white and of coloured light' by James Young and George Forbes

Reference number: RR/8/356

Date: 19 July 1881

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau and Marie Alfred Cornu. Suggests some curtailment, but not is not a requirement.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1882]

Reference number: RR/8/356
Earliest possible date: 19 July 1881
Physical description: Letter on paper
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Typescript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Experimental determination of the velocity of white and of coloured light' by James Young and George Forbes, 19 July 1881, RR/8/356, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_356/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-experimental-determination-of-the-velocity-of-white-and-of-coloured-light-by-james-young-and-george-forbes, accessed on 14 December 2024

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Date: 31st December 1882

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1882.0006

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Referee's report by John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'Experimental determination of the velocity of white and of coloured light' by James Young and George Forbes
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR
Referees' reports: volume 8, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1877-1881 Reference number: RR/8

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