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Referee's report by Thomas George Bonney, on a paper 'Niagara falls as a chronometer of geological time' by J W Spencer

Reference number: RR/12/240

Date: 09 April 1894

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has enquired of the author as to how much of the paper is original, as there is a trend for some scientists to publish material in many places.

Subject: Geology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1894]

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RR/12/240
Earliest possible date
09 April 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas George Bonney

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Thomas George Bonney, Referee's report by Thomas George Bonney, on a paper 'Niagara falls as a chronometer of geological time' by J W Spencer, 09 April 1894, RR/12/240, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_240/referees-report-by-thomas-george-bonney-on-a-paper-niagara-falls-as-a-chronometer-of-geological-time-by-j-w-spencer, accessed on 19 March 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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