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Second referee's report by Henry Clifton Sorby, on a paper 'The structural arrangement of the mineral matters in sedimentary and crystalline pearls' by George Harley

Reference number: RR/10/270

Date: 1889

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Recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Suggests that the paper would be improved by studying pearls under polarised light.

Subject: Chemistry, Geology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1889]

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RR/10/270
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1889
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Clifton Sorby

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Henry Clifton Sorby, Second referee's report by Henry Clifton Sorby, on a paper 'The structural arrangement of the mineral matters in sedimentary and crystalline pearls' by George Harley, 1889, RR/10/270, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_270/second-referees-report-by-henry-clifton-sorby-on-a-paper-the-structural-arrangement-of-the-mineral-matters-in-sedimentary-and-crystalline-pearls-by-george-harley, accessed on 15 September 2024

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