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Referee's report by William Henry Mahoney Christie, on a paper 'On a photographic method for determining variability in stars' by Isaac Roberts

Reference number: RR/10/373

Date: 12 February 1890

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Not recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. The nature of the paper is that of a preliminary note rather than a complete investigation. The abstract already printed in the Proceedings is sufficient.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1890]

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RR/10/373
Earliest possible date
12 February 1890
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Mahoney Christie

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William Henry Mahoney Christie, Referee's report by William Henry Mahoney Christie, on a paper 'On a photographic method for determining variability in stars' by Isaac Roberts, 12 February 1890, RR/10/373, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_373/referees-report-by-william-henry-mahoney-christie-on-a-paper-on-a-photographic-method-for-determining-variability-in-stars-by-isaac-roberts, accessed on 22 March 2025

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