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Referee's report by Thomas Edward Thorpe, on a paper 'A comparison of values of the magnetic elements, deduced from the British magnetic survey of 1891, with recent observation' by William Ellis

Reference number: RR/17/37

Date: 03 December 1906

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Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Paper under review refers to and suggests modifications to results in previous paper [Rucker and Thorpe, Philosophical Transactions, Vol.188, 1896]. Reviewer refers to previous updates to this paper [Philosophical Transactions A, 1896, Vol.188, p.533; Philosophical Transactions A, 1890, Vol.181, p.322]. Suggests current paper make 'explicit reference to the origin, meaning and proper use' of the tables.

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

Endorsed on verso as received 4 December 1906.

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RR/17/37
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03 December 1906
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Standardised form (type C) and letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript and typescript

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Thomas Edward Thorpe, Referee's report by Thomas Edward Thorpe, on a paper 'A comparison of values of the magnetic elements, deduced from the British magnetic survey of 1891, with recent observation' by William Ellis, 03 December 1906, RR/17/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_37/referees-report-by-thomas-edward-thorpe-on-a-paper-a-comparison-of-values-of-the-magnetic-elements-deduced-from-the-british-magnetic-survey-of-1891-with-recent-observation-by-william-ellis, accessed on 22 April 2025

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