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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'Abstract of the results of the comparisons of the standards of length of England, France, Belgium, Prussia, Russia, India, Australia, made at the ordnance Survey Office, Southampton' by Henry James and Alexander Ross Clarke

Reference number: RR/6/81

Date: 1867

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests exact references be made to statements given in the paper.

Subject: Applied Sciences

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/81
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1867
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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William Hallowes Miller, Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'Abstract of the results of the comparisons of the standards of length of England, France, Belgium, Prussia, Russia, India, Australia, made at the ordnance Survey Office, Southampton' by Henry James and Alexander Ross Clarke, 1867, RR/6/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_81/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-abstract-of-the-results-of-the-comparisons-of-the-standards-of-length-of-england-france-belgium-prussia-russia-india-australia-made-at-the-ordnance-survey-office-southampton-by-henry-james-and-alexander-ross-clarke, accessed on 23 June 2025

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