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Referee's report by Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'On the effect of the pressure of the atmosphere on the mean level of the ocean' by James Clark Ross

Reference number: RR/2/207

Date: 15 July 1854

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Pierre Daussy, John Lubbock and William Whewell. Suggests the author be made aware of these prior researches.

Subject: Meteorology, Physics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/207
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15 July 1854
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Humphrey Lloyd

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Humphrey Lloyd, Referee's report by Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'On the effect of the pressure of the atmosphere on the mean level of the ocean' by James Clark Ross, 15 July 1854, RR/2/207, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_207/referees-report-by-humphrey-lloyd-on-a-paper-on-the-effect-of-the-pressure-of-the-atmosphere-on-the-mean-level-of-the-ocean-by-james-clark-ross, accessed on 13 December 2024

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