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Referee's report by William Crookes, on a paper 'Action of free molecules on radiant heat, and its conversion thereby into sound' by John Tyndall

Reference number: RR/9/95

Date: 28 February 1882

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is a 'very valuable contribution to the history of science'.

Subject: Chemistry/Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1882].

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RR/9/95
Earliest possible date
28 February 1882
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Report on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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William Crookes

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William Crookes, Referee's report by William Crookes, on a paper 'Action of free molecules on radiant heat, and its conversion thereby into sound' by John Tyndall, 28 February 1882, RR/9/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_95/referees-report-by-william-crookes-on-a-paper-action-of-free-molecules-on-radiant-heat-and-its-conversion-thereby-into-sound-by-john-tyndall, accessed on 10 October 2026

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