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Referee's report by John Lubbock, 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/2/208

Date: 25 July 1854

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Pierre Daussy and John Lubbock, to whom the author does not refer. Agrees with author that further investigations should be undertaken in different localities.

Subject: Meteorology, Physics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/208
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25 July 1854
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Letter on paper
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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John William Lubbock

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John William Lubbock, Referee's report by John Lubbock, on a paper 'On the effect of the pressure of the atmosphere on the mean level of the ocean' by James Clark Ross, 25 July 1854, RR/2/208, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_208/referees-report-by-john-lubbock-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 10 November 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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