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Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on the Bakerian Lecture 'A magnetic survey of the British Isles for the epoch January 1, 1886' by Arthur William Rucker and Thomas Edward Thorpe

Reference number: RR/10/289

Date: 06 July 1889

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The work is of great importance and will be valuable to future researchers.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Geology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1890]

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RR/10/289
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06 July 1889
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Grylls Adams

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William Grylls Adams, Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on the Bakerian Lecture 'A magnetic survey of the British Isles for the epoch January 1, 1886' by Arthur William Rucker and Thomas Edward Thorpe, 06 July 1889, RR/10/289, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_289/referees-report-by-william-grylls-adams-on-the-bakerian-lecture-a-magnetic-survey-of-the-british-isles-for-the-epoch-january-1-1886-by-arthur-william-rucker-and-thomas-edward-thorpe, accessed on 22 January 2025

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