| Reference number | RR/5/219 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Second referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On spectra of electric of light, as modified by the nature of the electrodes and the media of discharge' by Thomas Romney Robinson |
| Date | 10 September 1862 |
| Description | No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper continues and concludes the researches earlier reviewed [RR/5/218]. Suggests adding some history of some of the observed lines. The paper shows the importance of careful observation and study of particular lines. Refers to work by John Tyndall. Cannot conceive how a molecule might have its own temperature.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1862] |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1862.0040 Vol.152 1862 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/5/218 |
| RR/5/220 |
| PT/67/5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8259 | Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist | 1831 - 1879 |
| NA2440 | Robinson; Thomas Romney (1792 - 1882) | 1792 - 1882 |