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.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the effect produced on the deviations of the compass by the length and arrangement of the compass-needles; and on a new mode of correcting the quadrantal deviation' by Archibald Smith and Frederick John Owen Evans

Reference number: RR/4/244

Date: 17 May 1861

Description

Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, although modifications should be made. The paper is 'very valuable'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1861].

Reference number
RR/4/244
Earliest possible date
17 May 1861
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

George Biddell Airy

View page for George Biddell Airy

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the effect produced on the deviations of the compass by the length and arrangement of the compass-needles; and on a new mode of correcting the quadrantal deviation' by Archibald Smith and Frederick John Owen Evans, 17 May 1861, RR/4/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_244/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-effect-produced-on-the-deviations-of-the-compass-by-the-length-and-arrangement-of-the-compass-needles-and-on-a-new-mode-of-correcting-the-quadrantal-deviation-by-archibald-smith-and-frederick-john-owen-evans, accessed on 16 January 2025

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_244/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-effect-produced-on-the-deviations-of-the-compass-by-the-length-and-arrangement-of-the-compass-needles-and-on-a-new-mode-of-correcting-the-quadrantal-deviation-by-archibald-smith-and-frederick-john-owen-evans

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_4_244/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-effect-produced-on-the-deviations-of-the-compass-by-the-length-and-arrangement-of-the-compass-needles-and-on-a-new-mode-of-correcting-the-quadrantal-deviation-by-archibald-smith-and-frederick-john-owen-evans" title="Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the effect produced on the deviations of the compass by the length and arrangement of the compass-needles; and on a new mode of correcting the quadrantal deviation' by Archibald Smith and Frederick John Owen Evans" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1954

    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.

    View collection