| RefNo | RR/1bis/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on two papers, [attributed] 'On the calculation of attractions, and the figure of the earth' by Charles James Hargreave, and 'On the compensations of polarized light, with the description of a polarimeter for Measuring Degrees of Polarization' by David Brewster |
| Date | 9 June 1841 |
| Description | First paper:
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The erroneous part is that dealing with density and distance.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Second paper:
No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to paper by Green [?].
Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1841.0011 Vol.131 1841 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1837.0166 Vol.4 1843 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/1bis/25 |
| MC/3/173 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA7600 | Hargreave; Charles James (1820 - 1866) | 1820 - 1866 |
| NA7450 | Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1781 - 1868 |