| Reference number | RR/10/226 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'On the logarithmic law of atomic weights' by George Johnstone Stoney |
| Date | 24 July 1888 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Mendelejiff [Dmitri Mendeleev] and Edmund James Mills. Gives a thorough mathematical criticism, and concludes that the author has not provided conclusive evidence to support their theories.
Subject: Mathematics, Physics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1888] |
| Extent | 13p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | doi:10.1098/rspl.1888.0008 Vol.44 1888 |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/65/9 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6347 | Foster; George Carey (1835 - 1919); physicist | 1835 - 1919 |
| NA8284 | Stoney; George Johnstone (1826 - 1911) | 1826 - 1911 |