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
Reference number: RR/1bis/32
Date: 1842
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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.
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- RR/1bis/32
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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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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 External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1843
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0204
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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, 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
Creator: George Biddell Airy Reference number: RR/1bis/33
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