| Reference number | RR/8/156 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Balfour Stewart, on a paper 'On the relation between the diurnal range of magnetic declination and horizontal force, as observed at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the years 1841 to 1877, and the period of solar spot frequency' by William Ellis |
| Date | 12 June 1879 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Rudolf Wolf, Warren de la Rue and Edward Sabine. Considers none of the conclusions to be new.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1880] |
| 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/rstl.1880.0015 Vol.171 1880 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6042 | Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887); physicist and meteorologist | 1828 - 1887 |
| NA7053 | Ellis; William (1828 - 1916); meteorologist and astronomer | 1828 - 1916 |