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Referee's report by Edward Walker, on a paper 'Magnetic survey of Belgium in 1871' by Stephen Joseph Perry

Reference number: RR/7/268

Date: 29 April 1873

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it is 'a continuation of a previous memoir'

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1873].

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RR/7/268
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29 April 1873
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Letter on paper
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3 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 'Magnetic survey of Belgium in 1871' by Stephen Joseph Perry, 29 April 1873, RR/7/268, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_268/referees-report-by-edward-walker-on-a-paper-magnetic-survey-of-belgium-in-1871-by-stephen-joseph-perry, accessed on 10 November 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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