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Referee's report by George Henry Richards, on a paper 'On the amount and changes of the polar magnetism at certain positions in Her Majesty's iron-built and armour-plated ship 'Northumberland'' by Frederick John Evans

Reference number: RR/6/116

Date: 22 May 1868

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/116
Earliest possible date
22 May 1868
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Henry Richards

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George Henry Richards, Referee's report by George Henry Richards, on a paper 'On the amount and changes of the polar magnetism at certain positions in Her Majesty's iron-built and armour-plated ship 'Northumberland'' by Frederick John Evans, 22 May 1868, RR/6/116, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_116/referees-report-by-george-henry-richards-on-a-paper-on-the-amount-and-changes-of-the-polar-magnetism-at-certain-positions-in-her-majestys-iron-built-and-armour-plated-ship-northumberland-by-frederick-john-evans, accessed on 23 March 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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