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Referee's report by Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'Results of the magnetic observations at the Kew Observatory, from 1857 and 1858 to 1862 inclusive.-No. I' by Edward Sabine

Reference number: RR/5/230

Date: 20 June 1863

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Apologises for not being able to review the paper at the current time, and returns it unopened. Also returns George Biddell Airy's letter, regarding measurements of horizontal force for a period 1841-1848. He is glad to hear it will be published in the Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

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

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RR/5/230
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20 June 1863
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Humphrey Lloyd

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Humphrey Lloyd, Referee's report by Humphrey Lloyd, on a paper 'Results of the magnetic observations at the Kew Observatory, from 1857 and 1858 to 1862 inclusive.-No. I' by Edward Sabine, 20 June 1863, RR/5/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_230/referees-report-by-humphrey-lloyd-on-a-paper-results-of-the-magnetic-observations-at-the-kew-observatory-from-1857-and-1858-to-1862-inclusive-no-i-by-edward-sabine, accessed on 05 October 2024

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