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Referee's report by Balfour Stewart, on a paper 'Numerical elements of Indian meteorology' by Hermann De Schlagintweit

Reference number: RR/5/238

Date: 17 June 1863

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests describing topographic lines numerically.

Subject: Meteorology

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

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RR/5/238
Earliest possible date
17 June 1863
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Balfour Stewart

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Balfour Stewart, Referee's report by Balfour Stewart, on a paper 'Numerical elements of Indian meteorology' by Hermann De Schlagintweit, 17 June 1863, RR/5/238, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_238/referees-report-by-balfour-stewart-on-a-paper-numerical-elements-of-indian-meteorology-by-hermann-de-schlagintweit, accessed on 19 March 2025

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