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Referee's report by Edward Walker, on a paper 'Records of the magnetic phenomena at the Kew observatory - No. IV. Analysis of the principal disturbances shown by the horizontal and vertical force magne­tometers of the Kew Observatory, from 1859 to 1864' by Edward Sabine

Reference number: RR/7/136

Date: 4 July 1871

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It contains 'new facts' and should be published as a sequel to Sabine's 'Contributions to terrestrial magnetism'.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871].

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RR/7/136
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4 July 1871
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Walker

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Edward Walker, Referee's report by Edward Walker, on a paper 'Records of the magnetic phenomena at the Kew observatory - No. IV. Analysis of the principal disturbances shown by the horizontal and vertical force magne­tometers of the Kew Observatory, from 1859 to 1864' by Edward Sabine, 4 July 1871, RR/7/136, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_136/referees-report-by-edward-walker-on-a-paper-records-of-the-magnetic-phenomena-at-the-kew-observatory-no-iv-analysis-of-the-principal-disturbances-shown-by-the-horizontal-and-vertical-force-magnetometers-of-the-kew-observatory-from-1859-to-1864-by-edward-sabine, accessed on 19 June 2025

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