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Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. The paper 'seems to be an example of misdirected industry and skill'.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A', 1918]

Endorsed on verso as received 15 January 1918.

Reference number
RR/24/11
Earliest possible date
January 1918
Physical description
Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Charles Vernon Boys

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Charles Vernon Boys, Referee's report by Charles Vernon Boys, on a paper 'The lunar and solar diurnal variations of water-level in a well at Kew observatory, Richmond' by E G Bilham, January 1918, RR/24/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_24_11/referees-report-by-charles-vernon-boys-on-a-paper-the-lunar-and-solar-diurnal-variations-of-water-level-in-a-well-at-kew-observatory-richmond-by-e-g-bilham, accessed on 06 February 2025

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