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Letter from George Johnstone Stoney, to William Sharpey, regarding a paper 'On the physical constitution of the sun and stars' by George Johnstone Stoney

Reference number: RR/6/280

Date: 07 August 1867

Description

Enquires about how soon his paper will be set up in type. Is planning on making further observations during the predicted solar eclipse of August 1868 in India, as specified in the appendix. Asks if the appendix could be set in type immediately after the referee's reports have come in, if it is accepted into the Philosophical Transactions, and copes sent to himself and the 'few persons who are likely to engage in the undertaking'.

Subject: Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Reference number
RR/6/280
Earliest possible date
07 August 1867
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from George Johnstone Stoney, to William Sharpey, regarding a paper 'On the physical constitution of the sun and stars' by George Johnstone Stoney, 07 August 1867, RR/6/280, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_280/letter-from-george-johnstone-stoney-to-william-sharpey-regarding-a-paper-on-the-physical-constitution-of-the-sun-and-stars-by-george-johnstone-stoney, accessed on 21 April 2026

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