| Reference number | RR/6/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by John Couch Adams, on a paper 'On the corrections of Bouvard’s elements of Jupiter and Saturn (Paris, 1821)' by Hugh Breen |
| Date | nd [1869] |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the paper is more suited for the Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. Refers to work by Robert Main, James Glaisher and Alexis Bouvard. Suggests the tables should have been corrected with more accurate values.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1868.0065 Vol.17 1869 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/6/23 |
| RR/6/24 |
| RR/6/25 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7558 | Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); astronomer | 1819 - 1892 |