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Referee's report by Alexander Ross Clarke, on a paper 'On gravimeters; with special reference to a torsion gravimeter, designed by the late J. Allan Broun, F. R. S' by John Herschel

Reference number: RR/8/317

Date: 11 February 1881

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', suggests the Proceedings instead. The paper is 'a record of failure'. Does not like the style of writing, 'but that may be a mere matter of taste'.

Subject: Applied Sciences, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1881]

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RR/8/317
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11 February 1881
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander Ross Clarke

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Alexander Ross Clarke, Referee's report by Alexander Ross Clarke, on a paper 'On gravimeters; with special reference to a torsion gravimeter, designed by the late J. Allan Broun, F. R. S' by John Herschel, 11 February 1881, RR/8/317, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_317/referees-report-by-alexander-ross-clarke-on-a-paper-on-gravimeters-with-special-reference-to-a-torsion-gravimeter-designed-by-the-late-j-allan-broun-f-r-s-by-john-herschel, accessed on 05 December 2024

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