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Referee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'Results of hourly observations of the magnetic declination made by Sir Francis Leopold M‘Clintock, R. N., and the Officers of the Yacht 'Fox,' at Port Kennedy, in the Arctic Sea, in the winter of 1858-59; and a comparison of these results with those obtained by Captain Maguire, R. N., and the Officers of H. M. S. 'Plover,' in 1852, 1853, and 1854, at Point Barrow' by Edward Sabine

Reference number: RR/5/235

Date: 26 January 1864

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Regrets that there are not more observations from similar latitudes with which to compare the results.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1864]

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RR/5/235
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26 January 1864
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Romney Robinson, Referee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'Results of hourly observations of the magnetic declination made by Sir Francis Leopold M‘Clintock, R. N., and the Officers of the Yacht 'Fox,' at Port Kennedy, in the Arctic Sea, in the winter of 1858-59; and a comparison of these results with those obtained by Captain Maguire, R. N., and the Officers of H. M. S. 'Plover,' in 1852, 1853, and 1854, at Point Barrow' by Edward Sabine, 26 January 1864, RR/5/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_235/referees-report-by-thomas-romney-robinson-on-a-paper-results-of-hourly-observations-of-the-magnetic-declination-made-by-sir-francis-leopold-mclintock-r-n-and-the-officers-of-the-yacht-fox-at-port-kennedy-in-the-arctic-sea-in-the-winter-of-1858-59-and-a-comparison-of-these-results-with-those-obtained-by-captain-maguire-r-n-and-the-officers-of-h-m-s-plover-in-1852-1853-and-1854-at-point-barrow-by-edward-sabine, accessed on 18 July 2026

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