| Reference number | RR/2/235 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On depressions of the wet-bulb thermometer during the hot season at Ahmednuggur, in the Deccan' by William Henry Sykes |
| Date | 23 April 1851 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers paper to form an interesting supplement to the author's previous observations. Refers to work by James Glaisher. Suggests anomalies in the recordings should be explained to the author.
Subject: Meteorology
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0039 Vol.6 1854 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/2/236 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5872 | Sykes; William Henry (1790 - 1872) | 1790 - 1872 |