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Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the motion of glaciers' by William Hopkins

Reference number: RR/5/117

Date: 21 June 1862

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Discusses the theories put forward by the paper. Is happy for the report to be forwarded to the author.

Subject: Geology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1863]

Reference number
RR/5/117
Earliest possible date
21 June 1862
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Letter on paper
Page extent
10 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the motion of glaciers' by William Hopkins, 21 June 1862, RR/5/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_117/referees-report-by-john-frederick-william-herschel-on-a-paper-on-the-theory-of-the-motion-of-glaciers-by-william-hopkins, accessed on 12 December 2024

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