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Referee's report by William Grylls Adams, on a paper 'The diurnal variation of terrestrial magnetism' by Arthur Schuster and Horace Lamb

Reference number: RR/10/296

Date: 1889

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to the Gaussian method. Suggests the investigation would be more complete by including a greater number of places of observation.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1889]

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RR/10/296
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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 a paper 'The diurnal variation of terrestrial magnetism' by Arthur Schuster and Horace Lamb, 1889, RR/10/296, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_296/referees-report-by-william-grylls-adams-on-a-paper-the-diurnal-variation-of-terrestrial-magnetism-by-arthur-schuster-and-horace-lamb, accessed on 11 October 2024

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