| Reference number | RR/1/188 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the dark bands formed in the solar spectrum from partial interception by transparent plates' by Baden Powell |
| Date | 21 May 1840 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The referee wishes the paper to be withdrawn and notes that George Biddell Airy agrees with his report.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0104 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5476 | Powell; Baden (1796 - 1860) | 1796 - 1860 |