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

Reference number: RR/1/108

Date: 11 August 1839

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The first section of the paper is suitable for printing. Claims that 'so much attention' has been given to his previous remarks on the similarity to Poisson's paper.

Subject: Astronomy

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

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RR/1/108
Earliest possible date
11 August 1839
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the state of the interior of the earth' by William Hopkins, 11 August 1839, RR/1/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_108/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-state-of-the-interior-of-the-earth-by-william-hopkins, accessed on 26 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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