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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Description of an escapement for an astronomical clock, invented by the late Captain Henry Kater' by Henry Kater and Edward Kater

Reference number: RR/1/131

Date: 17 June 1840

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as the construction of the experiment is 'ingenious'.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1840].

Reference number
RR/1/131
Earliest possible date
17 June 1840
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Description of an escapement for an astronomical clock, invented by the late Captain Henry Kater' by Henry Kater and Edward Kater, 17 June 1840, RR/1/131, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_131/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-description-of-an-escapement-for-an-astronomical-clock-invented-by-the-late-captain-henry-kater-by-henry-kater-and-edward-kater, accessed on 06 December 2024

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