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Referee's report by William Hopkins, 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

Reference number: RR/4/270

Date: 12 April 1859

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, it is 'much deserving of a place'.

Subject: Geology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859].

Reference number
RR/4/270
Earliest possible date
12 April 1859
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 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 veined structure of glaciers; with observations upon white ice-seams, air-bubbles and dirt-bands, and remarks upon glacier theories' by John Tyndall, 12 April 1859, RR/4/270, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_270/referees-report-by-william-hopkins-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 09 September 2024

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