| Reference number | RR/8/148 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on a paper 'On the thermal conductivity of water' by James Thomson Bottomley |
| Date | 6 May 1879 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the 'actual conducting power of mercury should be determined'. The tables require further and fuller explanation.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1881] |
| Extent | 8p |
| 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.1881.0010 Vol.172 1881 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/8/149 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8034 | Adams; William Grylls (1836 - 1915); scientist and university teacher | 1836 - 1915 |
| NA8724 | Bottomley; James Thomson (1845 - 1926) | 1845 - 1926 |