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Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the nature of the sun’s magnetic action upon the earth' by Charles Chambers

Reference number: RR/5/47

Date: 28 October 1863

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has arrived at the same conclusions as those in the paper. Has attached a short note [missing] which it is hoped will be printed at the end of the paper, if approved by the Council.

Subject: Astronomy and Mathematics

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

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RR/5/47
Earliest possible date
28 October 1863
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the nature of the sun’s magnetic action upon the earth' by Charles Chambers, 28 October 1863, RR/5/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_47/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-the-nature-of-the-suns-magnetic-action-upon-the-earth-by-charles-chambers, accessed on 21 January 2025

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