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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as the paper contains errors.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1830].

Reference number
RR/1/23
Earliest possible date
16 October 1836
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Henry Smyth

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William Henry Smyth, Referee's report by William Henry Smyth, on a paper 'Planet Esaid’un nouveau catalogue sidéral, avec une réprésentation graphique, et une loi de simple et régulière distribution des étoiles autour du Pole, qui pourra fournir plusieurs avantages à I’ Astronomie pratique' by Joseph Bianchi, 16 October 1836, RR/1/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_23/referees-report-by-william-henry-smyth-on-a-paper-planet-esaidun-nouveau-catalogue-sidéral-avec-une-réprésentation-graphique-et-une-loi-de-simple-et-régulière-distribution-des-étoiles-autour-du-pole-qui-pourra-fournir-plusieurs-avantages-à-i-astronomie-pratique-by-joseph-bianchi, accessed on 11 April 2026

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