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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Report of the observations of the total solar eclipse of August 29, 1886, made at the Island of Carriacou' by Stephen Joseph Perry and Lieutenant J Masterman

Reference number: RR/10/71

Date: 20 August 1887

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The expedition was organised by the Royal Society. Suggests it might have been prudent to appoint a single editor for the disparate reports, which are being submitted singly and should be printed together. Refers to report of Mr Maunder. Suggests Mr Lockyer [Joseph Norman Lockyer?] be aksed to prepare an introduction as head of the expedition. Refers to Mr Scuster and Mr Osburn.

Subject: Astronomy

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

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RR/10/71
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20 August 1887
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Letter on paper
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5 pages
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Typescript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Report of the observations of the total solar eclipse of August 29, 1886, made at the Island of Carriacou' by Stephen Joseph Perry and Lieutenant J Masterman, 20 August 1887, RR/10/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_71/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-report-of-the-observations-of-the-total-solar-eclipse-of-august-29-1886-made-at-the-island-of-carriacou-by-stephen-joseph-perry-and-lieutenant-j-masterman, accessed on 24 January 2025

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