Record

RefNoRR/3/155
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'Introductory research on the induction of magnetism by electrical currents' by James Prescott Joule
Date25 July 1855
DescriptionDoes not state whether he thinks the paper should be published. Provides observations and suggests modifications which could be made, but adds that his suggestions may not be entirely based on resounding knowledge. He has no clear comprehension of Joule's experimental arrangements.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1856]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1856.0014
RelatedRecordPT.54.4
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7041Joule; James Prescott (1818 - 1889); physicist1818 - 1889
NA8293Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher1820 - 1893
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