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RefNoRR/5/263
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Sharpey, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'An account of experiments on the change of the elastic force of a constant volume of atmospheric air, between 32° F. and 212° F., and also on the temperature of the melting-point of mercury' by Balfour Stewart
Date25 July 1863
DescriptionSuggests letting the author continue his research until he is ready for the paper to be published in the Philosophical Transactions, but the judgement is best left to one who is 'conversant with the subject'. Has let Richard Owen know that George Gabriel Stokes expects the proposal regarding Archeopteryx to come from him direct [RR/5/161 and RR/5/162].

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1863]
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1863.0019 Vol.153 1863
RelatedRecordPT.69.4
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7273Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880)1802 - 1880
NA8283Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903)1819 - 1903
NA6042Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887)1828 - 1887
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