Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'Researches in spectrum analysis in connection with the spectrum of the sun' by Joseph Norman Lockyer Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', suggests the Proceedings instead. Considers the paper a 'provisional report', which would benefit from publication without delay. The paper will eventually be superseded by a fuller publication. Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Astronomy [Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1878] 19 March 1878