| Reference number | RR/1/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Francis Baily and Richard Sheepshanks, on a paper 'An account of the construction of a fluid lens refracting telescope of eight inches aperture, and eight feet and three quarters length, made for the Royal Society by George Dollond, Esq. F. R. S' by Peter Barlow |
| Date | 29 January 1833 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as there are 'several improvements' on the lense of the telescope which were 'not alluded to' in the author's former paper on the subject.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1833]. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1833.0002 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/18/21 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |