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RefNoRR/6/78
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Abstract of the results of the comparisons of the standards of length of England, France, Belgium, Prussia, Russia, India, Australia, made at the ordnance Survey Office, Southampton' by Henry James and Alexander Ross Clarke
Date13 February 1867
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is the same as another paper by Sir Henry James, but with the tables omitted, which would usually count against publication by the Royal Society. The wide circulation of the Philosophical Transactions counts towards publication of such important information. Refers to work by Henry Kater. Suggests references to other works be made clearer.

Subject: Applied Sciences

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1867.0010 Vol.157 1867
RelatedRecordRR/6/81
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
NA2879James; Sir; Henry (1803 - 1877); surveyor1803 - 1877
NA6961Clarke; Alexander Ross (1828 - 1914)1828 - 1914
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