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Referee's report by George Ridsdale Goldsbrough, on a paper 'The figure of the earth from gravity observations and the precision obtainable' by James de Graaff-Hunter

Reference number: RR/53/134

Date: 01 November 1934

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Sectional Committee: Mathematics

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Refers to work by Charles Galton Darwin. Provides detailed criticism of the mathematics and proofs.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on verso as received 2 November 1934.

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RR/53/134
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01 November 1934
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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5 pages
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Typescript

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George Ridsdale Goldsbrough

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George Ridsdale Goldsbrough, Referee's report by George Ridsdale Goldsbrough, on a paper 'The figure of the earth from gravity observations and the precision obtainable' by James de Graaff-Hunter, 01 November 1934, RR/53/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_53_134/referees-report-by-george-ridsdale-goldsbrough-on-a-paper-the-figure-of-the-earth-from-gravity-observations-and-the-precision-obtainable-by-james-de-graaff-hunter, accessed on 21 January 2025

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