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Reference numberRR/5/109
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the Tides of the Arctic Seas.— Part II. The semidiurnal Tides of port leopold, North Somerset' by Samuel Haughton
Date19 December 1862
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper coninues an earlier one regarding diurnal tides at the same location [Philosophical Transactions doi:10.1098/rstl.1863.0011 Vol.153 1863]. The large diagram is not needed in the publication, but should be present in the Royal Society's apartments. Suggests the author be asked to write a note explaining his methods for producing the diagram.

Has sent the paper by 'Book Post to W White [William Henry White?]'.

Subject: Meteorology, Astronomy

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1863]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1862.0063 Vol.12 1863
Related records in the catalogueRR/5/108
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
NA2959Haughton; Samuel (1821 - 1897)1821 - 1897
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