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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the present amount of westerly magnetic declination [variation of the compass] on the coast of Great Britain, and its annual changes' by Frederick John Owen Evans

Reference number: RR/7/178

Date: 02 July 1872

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is 'very complete'. Some modifications should be made before publication.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1872].

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RR/7/178
Earliest possible date
02 July 1872
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the present amount of westerly magnetic declination [variation of the compass] on the coast of Great Britain, and its annual changes' by Frederick John Owen Evans, 02 July 1872, RR/7/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_178/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-present-amount-of-westerly-magnetic-declination-variation-of-the-compass-on-the-coast-of-great-britain-and-its-annual-changes-by-frederick-john-owen-evans, accessed on 07 February 2025

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