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Referee's report by Andrew Ainslie Common, on a paper 'On the method of examination of photographic objectives at the Kew Observatory' by L Darwin

Reference number: RR/11/137

Date: 05 July 1892

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Recommended for publication in Proceedings. The paper contains a great deal of practical value.

Subject: Chemistry

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1892].

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RR/11/137
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05 July 1892
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Report on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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Andrew Ainslie Common

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Andrew Ainslie Common, Referee's report by Andrew Ainslie Common, on a paper 'On the method of examination of photographic objectives at the Kew Observatory' by L Darwin, 05 July 1892, RR/11/137, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_137/referees-report-by-andrew-ainslie-common-on-a-paper-on-the-method-of-examination-of-photographic-objectives-at-the-kew-observatory-by-l-darwin, accessed on 21 June 2025

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