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Referee's report by Augustus George Vernon Harcourt, on a paper 'On a new standard of illumination and the measurement of light' by William Henry Preece

Reference number: RR/9/176

Date: 09 July 1883

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Referee feels 'not at all confident' that they can provide a detailed report on the paper. Instead, they have provided 'criticisms and questions' that have occured to him.

Subject: Physics/Chemistry

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1883].

Reference number
RR/9/176
Earliest possible date
09 July 1883
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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Augustus George Vernon Harcourt

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Augustus George Vernon Harcourt, Referee's report by Augustus George Vernon Harcourt, on a paper 'On a new standard of illumination and the measurement of light' by William Henry Preece, 09 July 1883, RR/9/176, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_176/referees-report-by-augustus-george-vernon-harcourt-on-a-paper-on-a-new-standard-of-illumination-and-the-measurement-of-light-by-william-henry-preece, accessed on 12 October 2024

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