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Some of the new points from Arthur William Rucker [RR/12/300] don't seem to have been put before the author, either intentionally or by accident. Is consulting before taking further action.

Note from John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh states that Arthur William Rucker corresponded with the author, and has since passed the paper for publication.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Geology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1896]

Reference number
RR/12/301
Earliest possible date
16 December 1895
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Typescript

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Letter from Herbert Rix, to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'On the magnetical results of the voyage of H. M. S. "Penguin," 1890-93' by Ettrick William Creak, 16 December 1895, RR/12/301, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_301/letter-from-herbert-rix-to-john-william-strutt-lord-rayleigh-regarding-a-paper-on-the-magnetical-results-of-the-voyage-of-h-m-s-penguin-1890-93-by-ettrick-william-creak, accessed on 15 October 2024

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