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Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'On the figure, dimensions, and mean specific gravity of the earth, as derived from the Ordnance trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland' by Colonel H James

Reference number: RR/3/153

Date: 24 June 1856

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The results are accurate and valuable. Only a few corrections to be made.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1856].

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RR/3/153
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24 June 1856
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Challis

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James Challis, Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'On the figure, dimensions, and mean specific gravity of the earth, as derived from the Ordnance trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland' by Colonel H James, 24 June 1856, RR/3/153, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_153/referees-report-by-james-challis-on-a-paper-on-the-figure-dimensions-and-mean-specific-gravity-of-the-earth-as-derived-from-the-ordnance-trigonometrical-survey-of-great-britain-and-ireland-by-colonel-h-james, accessed on 10 December 2024

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