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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is 'scientifically valuable'.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1876].

Reference number
RR/7/488
Earliest possible date
04 December 1876
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

James Challis

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James Challis, Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'On the variations of the daily range of atmospheric temperature as recorded at the Kew Observatory' by Balfour Stewart, 04 December 1876, RR/7/488, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_488/referees-report-by-james-challis-on-a-paper-on-the-variations-of-the-daily-range-of-atmospheric-temperature-as-recorded-at-the-kew-observatory-by-balfour-stewart, accessed on 13 February 2025

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