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Referee's report by Charles William Wilson, on a paper 'India's contribution to geodesy' by James Thomas Walker

Reference number: RR/12/403

Date: 06 July 1895

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests some of the descriptions of isntruments might be omitted, and the narrative section condensed.

Subject: Geology, Physics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1895]

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RR/12/403
Earliest possible date
06 July 1895
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Charles William Wilson

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Charles William Wilson, Referee's report by Charles William Wilson, on a paper 'India's contribution to geodesy' by James Thomas Walker, 06 July 1895, RR/12/403, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_403/referees-report-by-charles-william-wilson-on-a-paper-indias-contribution-to-geodesy-by-james-thomas-walker, accessed on 20 June 2025

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