| Reference number | RR/1/229 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Attempt to apply instrumental measurement to the zodiacal light' by Charles Piazzi Smyth |
| Date | 19 June 1848 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The historical section of the paper is 'entirely unfit' for publication and would be better suited to a less prestigious scientific periodical.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1843]. |
| 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.1843.0163 |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/30/18 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3757 | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900) | 1819 - 1900 |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |