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Referee's report by Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'On the diurnal inequalities of terrestrial magnetism, as deduced from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, from 1841 to 1857' by George Biddell Airy

Reference number: RR/5/2

Date: 10 June 1863

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Christopher Hansteen and Johann von Lamont.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1863]

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RR/5/2
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10 June 1863
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Humphrey Lloyd

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Humphrey Lloyd, Referee's report by Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'On the diurnal inequalities of terrestrial magnetism, as deduced from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, from 1841 to 1857' by George Biddell Airy, 10 June 1863, RR/5/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_2/referees-report-by-humphrey-lloyd-on-a-paper-on-the-diurnal-inequalities-of-terrestrial-magnetism-as-deduced-from-observations-made-at-the-royal-observatory-greenwich-from-1841-to-1857-by-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 15 September 2024

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