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Letter from Charles Davison, to John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'On the Leicester earthquake of August 4, 1893' by Charles Davison

Reference number: RR/12/82

Date: 15 July 1894

Description

Will endeavour to reduce the length of the paper. The purpose of the paper is 'not to give results but to describe and illustrate a new method of investigation. Is it not possible that this has escaped the Referee's notice?'. Asks how many pages would be allowed for the paper. Asks if a decision has been made regarding his other paper on straining of the Earth.

Subject: Geology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1895]

Reference number
RR/12/82
Earliest possible date
15 July 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from Charles Davison, to John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'On the Leicester earthquake of August 4, 1893' by Charles Davison, 15 July 1894, RR/12/82, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_82/letter-from-charles-davison-to-john-william-strutt-3rd-baron-rayleigh-regarding-a-paper-on-the-leicester-earthquake-of-august-4-1893-by-charles-davison, accessed on 19 January 2025

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