| Reference number | RR/3/252 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by James Challis, on a paper 'Astronomical experiment on the peak of Teneriffe, carried out under the sanction of the lords commissioners of the admiralty' by Charles Piazzi Smyth |
| Date | 20 October 1857 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It 'contains valuable contributions to astronomy and other departments of science'. However, there are some passages which 'the Society cannot consent to print'.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1858]. |
| Extent | 6p |
| 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.1858.0025 |
| Related records in the catalogue | MS/626 |
| RR/3/251 |
| RR/3/253 |
| RR/3/254 |
| RR/3/255 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7554 | Challis; James (1803 - 1882); astronomer | 1803 - 1882 |
| NA3757 | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900) | 1819 - 1900 |