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Second referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the Indian arc of meridian' by John Henry Pratt

Reference number: RR/4/206

Date: 04 June 1861

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The introduction should be changed, as he has 'serious objections' to it.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1861].

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RR/4/206
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04 June 1861
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Second referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the Indian arc of meridian' by John Henry Pratt, 04 June 1861, RR/4/206, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_206/second-referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-indian-arc-of-meridian-by-john-henry-pratt, accessed on 06 December 2024

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