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Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'Magnetic polarity and neutrality' by David Edward Hughes

Reference number: RR/9/222

Date: 23 April 1884

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Recommended for publication in Proceedings. It contains 'definite and well-made observations of considerable interest'. The second paragraph should be omitted.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1884].

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RR/9/222
Earliest possible date
23 April 1884
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Letter on paper
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3 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 'Magnetic polarity and neutrality' by David Edward Hughes, 23 April 1884, RR/9/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_222/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-a-paper-magnetic-polarity-and-neutrality-by-david-edward-hughes, accessed on 05 December 2024

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