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RefNoRR/1/188
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the dark bands formed in the solar spectrum from partial interception by transparent plates' by Baden Powell
Date21 May 1840
DescriptionNot recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The referee wishes the paper to be withdrawn and notes that George Biddell Airy agrees with his report.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0104
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA5476Powell; Baden (1796 - 1860)1796 - 1860
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