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Second letter from Edward Lawton Moss, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Observations on arctic sea-water and ice' by Edward Lawton Moss

Reference number: RR/8/127

Date: 10 July 1878

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Wishes to adopt the recommendations of the referees as regards omission of text, but this may necessitate an adjustment of context. Has seen, but not used, the paper by Thomas Edward Thorpe and Arthur William Rucker. Will recalculate his results. Refers to work by Hubbard [?].

Appended note, 13 July 1878, Asking Thomas Edward Thorpe for coefficients, which will be sent to Edward Lawton Moss, who will also receive a proof. Will make the changes to the manuscript himself, before sending to the author for alteration is required.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1878]

Reference number
RR/8/127
Earliest possible date
10 July 1878
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Second letter from Edward Lawton Moss, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Observations on arctic sea-water and ice' by Edward Lawton Moss, 10 July 1878, RR/8/127, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_127/second-letter-from-edward-lawton-moss-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-observations-on-arctic-sea-water-and-ice-by-edward-lawton-moss, accessed on 19 March 2025

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