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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Does not know if the paper meets the required standards.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Meteorology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Reference number
RR/1bis/31
Earliest possible date
24 November 1845
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John William Lubbock

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John William Lubbock, Referee's report by Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet, on a paper [attributed] 'On a cycle of eighteen years in the mean annual height of the barometer in the climate of London, and on a constant variation of the barometrical mean according to the Moon's declination' by Luke Howard, 24 November 1845, RR/1bis/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_31/referees-report-by-sir-john-william-lubbock-3rd-baronet-on-a-paper-attributed-on-a-cycle-of-eighteen-years-in-the-mean-annual-height-of-the-barometer-in-the-climate-of-london-and-on-a-constant-variation-of-the-barometrical-mean-according-to-the-moons-declination-by-luke-howard, accessed on 13 February 2025

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