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Referee's report by William Whewell, on a paper 'On the state of the interior of the earth' by William Hopkins

Reference number: RR/1/107

Date: 16 February 1839

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].

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RR/1/107
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16 February 1839
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Whewell

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William Whewell, Referee's report by William Whewell, on a paper 'On the state of the interior of the earth' by William Hopkins, 16 February 1839, RR/1/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_107/referees-report-by-william-whewell-on-a-paper-on-the-state-of-the-interior-of-the-earth-by-william-hopkins, accessed on 23 April 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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