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Report by Joseph Norman Lockyer, on his paper 'On the causes which produce the phenomena of new stars' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/65

Date: 1891

Description

Responds to George Howard Darwin's report on his paper. Gives a point by point breakdown of his responses to each criticism.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1891].

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RR/11/65
Earliest possible date
1891
Physical description
Report on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Report by Joseph Norman Lockyer, on his paper 'On the causes which produce the phenomena of new stars' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 1891, RR/11/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_65/report-by-joseph-norman-lockyer-on-his-paper-on-the-causes-which-produce-the-phenomena-of-new-stars-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 30 April 2025

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