| Reference number | RR/8/207 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the sensitive state of electrical discharges through rarefied gases' by William Spottiswoode and John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton |
| Date | 12 June 1879 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper does not indicate well the progression of thought from the beginning to the end. Suggests adding dates to the experimental discussion, or altering the beginning to show the whole theory. Suggests adding historical details instead of altering the earlier part, to show how and why the authors came to follow the line of research.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1879] |
| Extent | 6p |
| 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.1879.0066 Vol.170 1879 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/8/206 |
| RR/8/208 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8259 | Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist | 1831 - 1879 |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |
| NA2180 | Moulton; John Fletcher (1844 - 1921); Baron Moulton | 1844 - 1921 |