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

Reference number: RR/6/281

Date: 10 August 1867

Description

Has informed the author that if his paper is accepted, he will at once receive a proof copy of the paper. Said he [William Sharpey] would forward a copy of the letter to George Gabriel Stokes, to begin a direct correspondence.

Subject: Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry

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

Reference number
RR/6/281
Earliest possible date
10 August 1867
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from William Sharpey, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the physical constitution of the sun and stars' by George Johnstone Stoney, 10 August 1867, RR/6/281, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_281/letter-from-william-sharpey-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-on-the-physical-constitution-of-the-sun-and-stars-by-george-johnstone-stoney, accessed on 05 December 2024

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