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RefNoRR/6/181
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, on a paper 'On a method of making a direct comparison of electrostatic with electro­magnetic force; with a note on the electromagnetic theory of light' by James Clerk Maxwell, and 'Researches on solar physics. Heliographical positions and areas of sun-spots observed with the Kew photoheliograph during the years 1862 and 1863' by Warren De La Rue, Balfour Stewart and Benjamin Loewy
Date19 October 1868
DescriptionPaper by James Clerk Maxwell
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Paper by Warren De La Rue, Balfour Stewart and Benjamin Loewy
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', but only the useful tables are necessary; these can be replaced with short abstracts or deferred.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1868.0027 Vol.158 1868
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1869.0001 Vol.159 1869
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist1824 - 1907
NA8259Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist1831 - 1879
NA3837Rue; Warren de la (1815 - 1889)1815 - 1889
NA6042Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887)1828 - 1887
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