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Referee's report by John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, on a paper 'On the determination of the constants of the cup anemometer by experiments with a whirling machine—part II' by Thomas Romney Robinson

Reference number: RR/8/251

Date: 02 August 1880

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No opinion regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Is not familiar with meteorological instruments, or the first paper, to which constant references are made.

Subject: Applied Sciences, Meteorology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1880]

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RR/8/251
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02 August 1880
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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John William Strutt

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John William Strutt, Referee's report by John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, on a paper 'On the determination of the constants of the cup anemometer by experiments with a whirling machine—part II' by Thomas Romney Robinson, 02 August 1880, RR/8/251, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_251/referees-report-by-john-william-strutt-3rd-baron-rayleigh-on-a-paper-on-the-determination-of-the-constants-of-the-cup-anemometer-by-experiments-with-a-whirling-machinepart-ii-by-thomas-romney-robinson, accessed on 13 June 2025

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