| Reference number | RR/8/259 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'On the dynamo-electric current, and on certain means to improve its steadiness' by Charles William Siemens |
| Date | 4 October 1880 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds paper more suitable for the journal of a Professional Society, such as the Institute of Electrical Engineers or Society of Telegraph Engineers. Refers to work of Charles Wheatstone. The observations should be published, but not by the Royal Society.
Subject: Physics and Chemsitry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1880] |
| Extent | 5p |
| 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.1880.0026 Vol.171 1880 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/8/258 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6347 | Foster; George Carey (1835 - 1919); chemist and physicist | 1835 - 1919 |
| NA6256 | Siemens; Sir; Charles William (1823 - 1883) | 1823 - 1883 |