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Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'On lunar periodicities in earthquake frequency' by Cargill Gilston Knott

Reference number: RR/13/52a

Date: 23 November 1896

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The paper is 'difficult to report' on. The conclusions don't carry much weight but lots of work has been undertaken to produce results so it should be put on record. The author should make a complete revision of the paper prior to any potential publication.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1896].

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RR/13/52a
Earliest possible date
23 November 1896
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Report on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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George Howard Darwin

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George Howard Darwin, Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'On lunar periodicities in earthquake frequency' by Cargill Gilston Knott, 23 November 1896, RR/13/52a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_52a/referees-report-by-george-howard-darwin-on-a-paper-on-lunar-periodicities-in-earthquake-frequency-by-cargill-gilston-knott, accessed on 10 February 2025

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