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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is a 'valuable contribution to the knowledge of glacial phenomena'.

Subject: Geology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859].

Reference number
RR/4/269
Earliest possible date
10 May 1859
Physical description
Letters on papers
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Typescript
Manuscript

Creator name

John Phillips

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John Phillips, Referee's report by John Phillips, on a paper 'On the veined structure of glaciers; with observations upon white ice-seams, air-bubbles and dirt-bands, and remarks upon glacier theories' by John Tyndall, 10 May 1859, RR/4/269, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_269/referees-report-by-john-phillips-on-a-paper-on-the-veined-structure-of-glaciers-with-observations-upon-white-ice-seams-air-bubbles-and-dirt-bands-and-remarks-upon-glacier-theories-by-john-tyndall, accessed on 16 March 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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