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Reference numberRR/10/301
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Frederick Augustus Abel, on a paper 'An experimental investigation of the circumstances under which a change of the velocity in the propagation of the ignition of an explosive gaseous mixture takes place in closed and open vessels. Part I. Chronographic measurements' by Frederick John Smith
Date30 March 1889
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper presents original observations.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics, Applied Sciences

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1889]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialdoi:10.1098/rspl.1888.0113 Vol.45 1889
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA3596Abel; Sir; Frederick Augustus (1827 - 1902); chemist and explosives expert1827 - 1902
NA2211Smith; Frederick John (1848 - 1911)1848 - 1911
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