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Report by Joseph Norman Lockyer, on his paper 'On the photographic spectra of some of the brighter stars' in response to George Howard Darwin's observations

Reference number: RR/11/183

Date: 1893

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Responds to referee's observations on his paper.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1893].

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RR/11/183
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1893
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Report on paper
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9 pages
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Manuscript
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George Howard Darwin

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George Howard Darwin, Report by Joseph Norman Lockyer, on his paper 'On the photographic spectra of some of the brighter stars' in response to George Howard Darwin's observations, 1893, RR/11/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_183/report-by-joseph-norman-lockyer-on-his-paper-on-the-photographic-spectra-of-some-of-the-brighter-stars-in-response-to-george-howard-darwins-observations, accessed on 11 February 2026

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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