Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

Description

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the tables will require 'some rearrangement' prior to printing.

Subject: Physics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/262
Earliest possible date
11 February 1850
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Whewell

View page for William Whewell

Use this record

Citation

William Whewell, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Researches on the tides.—fourteenth series. on the results of continued tide observations at several places on the british coasts' by William Whewell, 11 February 1850, RR/2/262, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_262/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-researches-on-the-tidesfourteenth-series-on-the-results-of-continued-tide-observations-at-several-places-on-the-british-coasts-by-william-whewell, accessed on 23 March 2025

Link to this record

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_2_262/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-researches-on-the-tidesfourteenth-series-on-the-results-of-continued-tide-observations-at-several-places-on-the-british-coasts-by-william-whewell" title="Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Researches on the tides.—fourteenth series. on the results of continued tide observations at several places on the british coasts' by William Whewell" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    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

    View collection