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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on an untraced paper 'On the absorption of light by the atmosphere' by William de Wiveleslie Abney

Reference number: RR/10/8

Date: 1887

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to previous paper by the author and Edward Robert Festing. Refers to work by John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. Suggests the addition of further clarifying explanation.

Subject: Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry

[Paper untraced - publication status unknown]

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RR/10/8
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1887
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Letter on paper
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10 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 an untraced paper 'On the absorption of light by the atmosphere' by William de Wiveleslie Abney, 1887, RR/10/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_8/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-an-untraced-paper-on-the-absorption-of-light-by-the-atmosphere-by-william-de-wiveleslie-abney, accessed on 08 February 2026

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