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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Magnetic survey of Belgium in 1871' by Stephen Joseph Perry

Reference number: RR/7/265

Date: 25 February 1873

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Lists observations on the paper which should be taken into account by the author. He believes 'Lamont's curves are more valuable than Perry's'.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1873].

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RR/7/265
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25 February 1873
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Letter on paper
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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 'Magnetic survey of Belgium in 1871' by Stephen Joseph Perry, 25 February 1873, RR/7/265, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_265/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-magnetic-survey-of-belgium-in-1871-by-stephen-joseph-perry, accessed on 05 October 2024

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