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Referee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'On the physical phenomena of glaciers - Part I. Observations on the mer de glace' by John Tyndall

Reference number: RR/3/270

Date: 26 October 1858

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States that he has been in contact with the author, has suggested some modifications and wants the paper to be returned to the author to fulfill these.

Subject: Geology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859].

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RR/3/270
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26 October 1858
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hopkins

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William Hopkins, Referee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'On the physical phenomena of glaciers - Part I. Observations on the mer de glace' by John Tyndall, 26 October 1858, RR/3/270, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_270/referees-report-by-william-hopkins-on-a-paper-on-the-physical-phenomena-of-glaciers-part-i-observations-on-the-mer-de-glace-by-john-tyndall, accessed on 07 December 2024

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