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Referee's report by William Lassell, on a paper 'Description of the Great Melbourne telescope' by Thomas Romney Robinson and Thomas Grubb

Reference number: RR/6/250

Date: 28 November 1868

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

Subject: Astronomy, Applied Sciences

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/250
Earliest possible date
28 November 1868
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Lassell

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William Lassell, Referee's report by William Lassell, on a paper 'Description of the Great Melbourne telescope' by Thomas Romney Robinson and Thomas Grubb, 28 November 1868, RR/6/250, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_250/referees-report-by-william-lassell-on-a-paper-description-of-the-great-melbourne-telescope-by-thomas-romney-robinson-and-thomas-grubb, accessed on 17 March 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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