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Referee's report by Arthur William Rucker, on a paper 'On the causes of terrestrial magnetism' by Henry Wilde

Reference number: RR/10/390

Date: 26 July 1890

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Not recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 'The first part of the paper is full of theories and assumptions of the most improbable kind'. The paper can only be recommended for publication if the author is 'willing to strip his paper of all attempts to give his results a theoretical basis'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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Reference number
RR/10/390
Earliest possible date
26 July 1890
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Arthur William Rücker

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Arthur William Rücker, Referee's report by Arthur William Rucker, on a paper 'On the causes of terrestrial magnetism' by Henry Wilde, 26 July 1890, RR/10/390, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_390/referees-report-by-arthur-william-rucker-on-a-paper-on-the-causes-of-terrestrial-magnetism-by-henry-wilde, accessed on 21 June 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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