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Reference numberRR/8/158
LevelItem
TitleSecond referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'Measurements of electrical constants. No. II. On the specific inductive capacities of certain dielectrics. Part I' by J E H Gordon
Date27 February 1879
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests modifications and omissions to the manuscript. Refers to work of John Hopkinson. Suggests omitting the photographic plates of the apparatus.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1879]
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1879.0072 Vol.170 1879
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CodeNameDates
NA6347Foster; George Carey (1835 - 1919); chemist and physicist1835 - 1919
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