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Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On periodical laws discoverable in the mean effects of the larger magnetic disturbances' by Edward Sabine

Reference number: RR/2/213

Date: 11 February 1851

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/213
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11 February 1851
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On periodical laws discoverable in the mean effects of the larger magnetic disturbances' by Edward Sabine, 11 February 1851, RR/2/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_213/referees-report-by-john-frederick-william-herschel-on-a-paper-on-periodical-laws-discoverable-in-the-mean-effects-of-the-larger-magnetic-disturbances-by-edward-sabine, accessed on 13 June 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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