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Stokes has made a mistake, as he didn't know the paper was also reported on by William Grylls Adams. Informs the referee that the author seems 'indifferent' to his suggestions. The author also refuses to shorten the paper in any way. Stokes believes 'it is a pity that the powerful appetite he has for work is not better directed'.

Subject: Physics

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

Reference number
RR/9/269
Earliest possible date
13 December 1885
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, Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On 'transfer-resistance' in electrolytic and voltaic cells' by George Gore to John Wiliam Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, 13 December 1885, RR/9/269, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_269/letter-from-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-transfer-resistance-in-electrolytic-and-voltaic-cells-by-george-gore-to-john-wiliam-strutt-lord-rayleigh, accessed on 07 February 2025

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