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Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the mathematical expression of observations of complex periodical phenomena; and on planetary influence on the earth's magnetism' by Charles Chambers and Frederick Chambers to the authors

Reference number: RR/7/292

Date: 18 February 1874

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Letter about modifications which should be made to the paper before it is published.

Subject: Mathematics

[Revised paper published in Philosophical Transactions, 1875].

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RR/7/292
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18 February 1874
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the mathematical expression of observations of complex periodical phenomena; and on planetary influence on the earth's magnetism' by Charles Chambers and Frederick Chambers to the authors, 18 February 1874, RR/7/292, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_292/letter-from-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-mathematical-expression-of-observations-of-complex-periodical-phenomena-and-on-planetary-influence-on-the-earths-magnetism-by-charles-chambers-and-frederick-chambers-to-the-authors, accessed on 23 January 2025

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