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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the secular variation of the moon's mean motion' by John Couch Adams

Reference number: RR/2/1

Date: 23 June 1853

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' unless Council communicate with the author requesting a more detailed investigation.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/1
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23 June 1853
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the secular variation of the moon's mean motion' by John Couch Adams, 23 June 1853, RR/2/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_1/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-secular-variation-of-the-moons-mean-motion-by-john-couch-adams, accessed on 23 March 2025

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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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