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Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the dark bands formed in the solar spectrum from partial interception by transparent plates' by Baden Powell

Reference number: RR/1/188

Date: 21 May 1840

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The referee wishes the paper to be withdrawn and notes that George Biddell Airy agrees with his report.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].

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RR/1/188
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21 May 1840
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the dark bands formed in the solar spectrum from partial interception by transparent plates' by Baden Powell, 21 May 1840, RR/1/188, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_188/referees-report-by-john-frederick-william-herschel-on-a-paper-on-the-theory-of-the-dark-bands-formed-in-the-solar-spectrum-from-partial-interception-by-transparent-plates-by-baden-powell, accessed on 24 January 2025

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