| RefNo | RR/8/181 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On some recent improvements made the mountings of the telescopes at Birr Castle' by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse |
| Date | 27 November 1879 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' with hesitation. Wonders if the Royal Society is the right place for publications relating to machinery, although precedent has been set by an earlier papers relating to William Herschel's reflector and the telescope at Birr Castle. Will leave the decision as to the status of such papers to the President of the Royal Society. If the paper is printed, the illustrations should be reduced in size.
Subject: Applied Sciences, Astronomy
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1880.0006 Vol.171 1880 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA296 | Parsons; Laurence (1840 - 1908); 4th Earl of Rosse | 1840 - 1908 |