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Referee's report by William Henry Mahoney Christie, on a paper 'A magnetic survey of the British Isles for the epoch January 1, 1891' by Arthur William Rucker and Thomas Edward Thorpe

Reference number: RR/12/212

Date: 29 November 1894

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper follows on from an earlier one on the same subject. Discusses the scale of the maps for printing.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Not published]

Reference number
RR/12/212
Earliest possible date
29 November 1894
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Mahoney Christie

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William Henry Mahoney Christie, Referee's report by William Henry Mahoney Christie, on a paper 'A magnetic survey of the British Isles for the epoch January 1, 1891' by Arthur William Rucker and Thomas Edward Thorpe, 29 November 1894, RR/12/212, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_212/referees-report-by-william-henry-mahoney-christie-on-a-paper-a-magnetic-survey-of-the-british-isles-for-the-epoch-january-1-1891-by-arthur-william-rucker-and-thomas-edward-thorpe, accessed on 23 March 2025

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