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Reference numberRR/10/75
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Alexander William Williamson, on a paper 'On evaporation and dissociation. Part V. A study of the thermal properties of methyl-alcohol' by William Ramsay and Sydney Young
Date25 March 1887
DescriptionNo clear opinion regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Henri Victor Regnault. The conclusions are not supported by the evidence.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1887]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rsta.1887.0011 Vol.178 1887
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA3754Williamson; Alexander William (1824 - 1904)1824 - 1904
NA6172Ramsay; Sir; William (1852 - 1916); physical chemist1852 - 1916
NA6164Young; Sydney (1857 - 1937)1857 - 1937
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