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Referee's report by Balfour Stewart, on a paper 'Account of magnetic observations made in the years 1858–61 inclusive, in British Columbia, Washington Territory, and Vancouver Island' by Robert Wolseley Haig

Reference number: RR/5/92

Date: 02 December 1863

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests error might have crept into the results, but this is smaller than might be expected.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1864]

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RR/5/92
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02 December 1863
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 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 'Account of magnetic observations made in the years 1858–61 inclusive, in British Columbia, Washington Territory, and Vancouver Island' by Robert Wolseley Haig, 02 December 1863, RR/5/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_92/referees-report-by-balfour-stewart-on-a-paper-account-of-magnetic-observations-made-in-the-years-185861-inclusive-in-british-columbia-washington-territory-and-vancouver-island-by-robert-wolseley-haig, accessed on 07 December 2024

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