| RefNo | RR/8/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'Electrostatic capacity of glass' by John Hopkinson |
| Date | 21 June 1877 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the addition of explanation for the processes used. Refers to work of John Frederic Daniell, Gibson [?], Bailey [?], Ludwig Boltzmann and Schiller. The method is a new and important contribution to knowledge.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1878] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1878.0002 Vol.169 1878 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/8/34 |
| RR/8/35 |
| RR/8/36 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8259 | Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist | 1831 - 1879 |
| NA8063 | Hopkinson; John (1849 - 1898); electrical engineer | 1849 - 1898 |