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Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'On the formation of continuous tabular masses of stony lava on steep slopes; with remarks on the mode of origin of Mount Etna, and the theory of craters of elevation' by Charles Lyell

Reference number: RR/3/185

Date: 09 October 1858

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as 'the style is clear, its facts are valuable and its descriptions are highly interesting'.

Subject: Geology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1857].

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RR/3/185
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09 October 1858
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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John Tyndall, Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'On the formation of continuous tabular masses of stony lava on steep slopes; with remarks on the mode of origin of Mount Etna, and the theory of craters of elevation' by Charles Lyell, 09 October 1858, RR/3/185, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_185/referees-report-by-john-tyndall-on-a-paper-on-the-formation-of-continuous-tabular-masses-of-stony-lava-on-steep-slopes-with-remarks-on-the-mode-of-origin-of-mount-etna-and-the-theory-of-craters-of-elevation-by-charles-lyell, accessed on 10 December 2024

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