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Reference numberRR/1bis/23
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Edward Sabine, on an untraced paper 'On variation of the magnetic needle as observed at Washington City D.C. 24 July 1840' by Gillies
Date29 March 1843
DescriptionNo clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the paper was sent to the Royal Society as an example of 'a day of considerable magnetic disturbance'.

Subject: Physics

[Publication status unknown - paper untraced]
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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