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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', but has doubts. The results and argument are not arranged well. Refers to his own results in the British Almanac. Refers to Samuel Hunter Christie.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Meteorology, Astronomy

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

Also mentioned paper by John Frederick William Herschel, recommended for publication, and a paper by Baden Powell, which should be referred to George Biddell Airy.

Reference number
RR/1bis/32
Earliest possible date
1842
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 'On the influence of the moon on the atmospheric pressure, as deduced from the observations of the barometer made at the magnetic observatory at St. Helena' by John Henry Lefroy, 1842, RR/1bis/32, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_32/referees-report-by-sir-john-william-lubbock-3rd-baronet-on-a-paper-on-the-influence-of-the-moon-on-the-atmospheric-pressure-as-deduced-from-the-observations-of-the-barometer-made-at-the-magnetic-observatory-at-st-helena-by-john-henry-lefroy, accessed on 14 March 2026

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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