Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the comet of 1844-45' by John Collingwood Haile
Reference number: RR/1/84
Date: 16 February 1846
Description
Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, although could possibly be published in the Astronomical Society journal. The descriptions in the paper are 'worth nothing'.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1843].
- Reference number
- RR/1/84
- Earliest possible date
- 16 February 1846
- Physical description
- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the comet of 1844-45' by John Collingwood Haile, 16 February 1846, RR/1/84, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_84/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-comet-of-1844-45-by-john-collingwood-haile, accessed on 14 July 2025
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On the comet of 1844-45 External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1851
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1843.0073
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Unpublished paper, 'On the comet of 1844-45' by J [John Collingwood] Haile
Creator: John Collingwood Haile Reference number: AP/28/7
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 1, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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George Biddell Airy
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