Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the construction of specula of six-feet aperture; and a selection from the observations of nebulae made with them' by William Parsons, Lord Rosse
Reference number: RR/4/220
Date: 20 September 1861
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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The paper is 'very valuable'.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1861].
- Reference number
- RR/4/220
- Earliest possible date
- 20 September 1861
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the construction of specula of six-feet aperture; and a selection from the observations of nebulae made with them' by William Parsons, Lord Rosse, 20 September 1861, RR/4/220, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_220/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-construction-of-specula-of-six-feet-aperture-and-a-selection-from-the-observations-of-nebulae-made-with-them-by-william-parsons-lord-rosse, accessed on 18 April 2025
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XXVIII. On the construction of specula of six-feet aperture; and a selection from the observations of nebulæ made with them External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1861
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1861.0029
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Referees' reports: volume 4, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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