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Detailed referee's report by Ettrick William Creak, 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/12/214

Date: 22 December 1894

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Makes suggestions for the scale and colours for printing the illustrations. Makes suggestions for dividing the paper and printing the maps. Does not think the paper can be suitably compressed.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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RR/12/214
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22 December 1894
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Ettrick William Creak

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Ettrick William Creak, Detailed referee's report by Ettrick William Creak, on a paper 'A magnetic survey of the British Isles for the epoch January 1, 1891' by Arthur William Rucker and Thomas Edward Thorpe, 22 December 1894, RR/12/214, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_214/detailed-referees-report-by-ettrick-william-creak-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 22 March 2025

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