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Referee's report by Aubrey Strahan, on a paper 'On the present distribution and origin of the calcareous concretions in coal seams, known as "coal balls"' by M C Stopes and David Meredith Seares Watson

Reference number: RR/17/225

Date: 07 October 1907

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Sectional Committee: Botany and Geology

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' in its current form. Criticises literary style, grammar and tone. Makes suggestions for printing and omissions from illustrations.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on verso as received 9 October 1907.

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RR/17/225
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07 October 1907
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Standardised form (type A)
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2 pages
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Aubrey Strahan, Referee's report by Aubrey Strahan, on a paper 'On the present distribution and origin of the calcareous concretions in coal seams, known as "coal balls"' by M C Stopes and David Meredith Seares Watson, 07 October 1907, RR/17/225, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_225/referees-report-by-aubrey-strahan-on-a-paper-on-the-present-distribution-and-origin-of-the-calcareous-concretions-in-coal-seams-known-as-coal-balls-by-m-c-stopes-and-david-meredith-seares-watson, accessed on 21 January 2025

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