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Reference numberRR/14/180
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by William Augustus Tilden, on a paper 'On the action of heat on the absorption-spectra an chemical constitution of saline substances' by Walter Noel Hartley
Date21 October 1899
DescriptionNo clear statement regarding publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Finds many discrepancies between text and figures. Refers to work of William James Russell, which is not mentioned by the author. The paper does not provide new information which has not already been published elsewhere.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 23 October 1899.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6503Tilden; Sir; William Augustus (1842 - 1926)1842 - 1926
NA6669Hartley; Sir; Walter Noel (1847 - 1913); chemist1847 - 1913
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