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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on an untraced paper 'Photographic record of the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum derived from the sun and certain stars' by William Huggins

Reference number: RR/8/162

Date: 24 December 1879

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to assistance from William Henry Mahoney Christie. Suggests further explaining the telecropic setup.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Astronomy

[Publication status unknown - paper untraced]

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RR/8/162
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24 December 1879
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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 an untraced paper 'Photographic record of the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum derived from the sun and certain stars' by William Huggins, 24 December 1879, RR/8/162, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_162/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-an-untraced-paper-photographic-record-of-the-ultraviolet-portion-of-the-spectrum-derived-from-the-sun-and-certain-stars-by-william-huggins, accessed on 20 January 2025

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