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R S „ On the relative Cost and Efficiency of permanent and temporary forms of Lightning Conductors as applicable to the defence of the Royal Navy. 8vo. 27 pp. Plymouth, 1850
R „ Remarkable instances of the Preservation of certain Ships of the Royal Navy from Lightning. Abridged from Official and other authenticated Reports. 8vo. 19 pp. Plymouth, 1850
R „ Destruction of Merchant Ships. Shipwreck by Lightning. 8vo. 6 pp. (Nautical Magazine for November, 1852.) London, 1852
R „ Papers relating to Harris’s Lightning Conductors and the destructive effects of Lightning on Ships. Fol. 11 pp. 2 plates. London, 1852
R „ Papers relative to Harris’s Lightning Conductors, Appendix, with Addendum of 1 sheet. Fol. 37 pp. London, 1852