Referee's report by James David Forbes, on a paper 'On the descent of glaciers' by Reverad Henry Moseley
Reference number: RR/2/163
Date: 12 June 1855

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the new theory to be 'founded on...a mistake'.
Subject: Geology
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
- Reference number
- RR/2/163
- Earliest possible date
- 12 June 1855
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James David Forbes, Referee's report by James David Forbes, on a paper 'On the descent of glaciers' by Reverad Henry Moseley, 12 June 1855, RR/2/163, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_163/referees-report-by-james-david-forbes-on-a-paper-on-the-descent-of-glaciers-by-reverad-henry-moseley, accessed on 08 February 2025
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I. On the descent of glaciers External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1856
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1854.0079
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 2, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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