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Referee's report by William Huggins, on a paper 'On the total solar eclipse of May 17, 1882' by William DeWiveleslie Abney and Arthur Schuster

Reference number: RR/9/108

Date: 7 May 1883

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. There can be 'no doubt' about whether the paper should be published. Photographs should be added to the paper.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1884].

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RR/9/108
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7 May 1883
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Huggins

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William Huggins, Referee's report by William Huggins, on a paper 'On the total solar eclipse of May 17, 1882' by William DeWiveleslie Abney and Arthur Schuster, 7 May 1883, RR/9/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_108/referees-report-by-william-huggins-on-a-paper-on-the-total-solar-eclipse-of-may-17-1882-by-william-dewiveleslie-abney-and-arthur-schuster, accessed on 14 February 2025

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