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Second 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/10/374

Date: 15 February 1890

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Not recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. The abstract published in the Proceedings is sufficient without reproducing the photographs.

Subject: Astronomy

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

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RR/10/374
Earliest possible date
15 February 1890
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Mahoney Christie

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William Henry Mahoney Christie, Second referee's report by William Henry Mahoney Christie, on a paper 'On a photographic method for determining variability in stars' by Isaac Roberts, 15 February 1890, RR/10/374, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_374/second-referees-report-by-william-henry-mahoney-christie-on-a-paper-on-a-photographic-method-for-determining-variability-in-stars-by-isaac-roberts, accessed on 24 April 2025

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