Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on two papers, [attributed] 'On the calculation of attractions, and the figure of the earth' by Charles James Hargreave, and 'On the compensations of polarized light, with the description of a polarimeter for Measuring Degrees of Polarization' by David Brewster
Reference number: RR/1bis/26
Date: 09 June 1841
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First paper:
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The erroneous part is that dealing with density and distance.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Second paper:
No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to paper by Green [?].
Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
- Reference number
- RR/1bis/26
- Earliest possible date
- 09 June 1841
- 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 two papers, [attributed] 'On the calculation of attractions, and the figure of the earth' by Charles James Hargreave, and 'On the compensations of polarized light, with the description of a polarimeter for Measuring Degrees of Polarization' by David Brewster, 09 June 1841, RR/1bis/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_26/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-two-papers-attributed-on-the-calculation-of-attractions-and-the-figure-of-the-earth-by-charles-james-hargreave-and-on-the-compensations-of-polarized-light-with-the-description-of-a-polarimeter-for-measuring-degrees-of-polarization-by-david-brewster, accessed on 10 December 2024
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IX. On the calculation of attractions, and the figure of the earth External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1841
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1841.0011
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1. On the compensations of polarized light, with the description of a polarimeter for Measuring Degrees of Polarization External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1843
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0166
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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper [attributed] 'On the calculation of attractions, and the figure of the earth' by Charles James Hargreave
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