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Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On depressions of the wet-bulb thermometer during the hot season at Ahmednuggur, in the Deccan' by William Henry Sykes

Reference number: RR/2/235

Date: 23 April 1851

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers paper to form an interesting supplement to the author's previous observations. Refers to work by James Glaisher. Suggests anomalies in the recordings should be explained to the author.

Subject: Meteorology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/2/235
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23 April 1851
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Letter on paper
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4 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 depressions of the wet-bulb thermometer during the hot season at Ahmednuggur, in the Deccan' by William Henry Sykes, 23 April 1851, RR/2/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_235/referees-report-by-john-frederick-william-herschel-on-a-paper-on-depressions-of-the-wet-bulb-thermometer-during-the-hot-season-at-ahmednuggur-in-the-deccan-by-william-henry-sykes, accessed on 11 August 2026

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