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Referee's report by Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne, on a paper 'On the specific heats of minerals by gravitational method' by John Joly

Reference number: RR/9/371

Date: 1886

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions,as it does not have the 'original or logical quality' that would entitle it to a place.The results deserve to be placed on record and therefore should be published in Proceedings.

Subject: Geology

[Not published].

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RR/9/371
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1886
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Report on paper
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13 pages
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Manuscript

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Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne

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Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne, Referee's report by Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne, on a paper 'On the specific heats of minerals by gravitational method' by John Joly, 1886, RR/9/371, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_371/referees-report-by-mervyn-herbert-nevil-story-maskelyne-on-a-paper-on-the-specific-heats-of-minerals-by-gravitational-method-by-john-joly, accessed on 08 July 2025

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