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Referee's report by Balfour Stewart, on a paper 'Report on the total solar eclipse of April 6, 1875' by Joseph Norman Lockyer and Arthur Schuster

Reference number: RR/8/47

Date: 23 November 1877

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests no delay in publication, so as to aid others preparing for the eclipse in the next year.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1878]

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RR/8/47
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23 November 1877
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Balfour Stewart

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Balfour Stewart, Referee's report by Balfour Stewart, on a paper 'Report on the total solar eclipse of April 6, 1875' by Joseph Norman Lockyer and Arthur Schuster, 23 November 1877, RR/8/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_47/referees-report-by-balfour-stewart-on-a-paper-report-on-the-total-solar-eclipse-of-april-6-1875-by-joseph-norman-lockyer-and-arthur-schuster, accessed on 07 December 2024

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