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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On some recent improvements made the mountings of the telescopes at Birr Castle' by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse

Reference number: RR/8/181

Date: 27 November 1879

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' with hesitation. Wonders if the Royal Society is the right place for publications relating to machinery, although precedent has been set by an earlier papers relating to William Herschel's reflector and the telescope at Birr Castle. Will leave the decision as to the status of such papers to the President of the Royal Society. If the paper is printed, the illustrations should be reduced in size.

Subject: Applied Sciences, Astronomy

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/8/181
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27 November 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 a paper 'On some recent improvements made the mountings of the telescopes at Birr Castle' by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, 27 November 1879, RR/8/181, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_181/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-some-recent-improvements-made-the-mountings-of-the-telescopes-at-birr-castle-by-lawrence-parsons-4th-earl-of-rosse, accessed on 15 January 2026

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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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