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Reference numberRR/6/148
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'Further observations on the spectra of some of the Nebulae, with a mode of determining the brightness of these bodies' by William Huggins
Date19 March 1866
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the author compare his lights with a definite or standard flame of known composition and pressure, to aid future researchers.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1866.0017 Vol.156 1866
Related records in the catalogueRR/6/149
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA2440Robinson; Thomas Romney (1792 - 1882)1792 - 1882
NA7376Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer1824 - 1910
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