Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'On the theory of the motion of glaciers' by William Hopkins
Reference number: RR/5/118
Date: 27 June 1862
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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has only had time to read the abstract, but finds it clearly written. Considers the paper will be a valuable one to future students of glacial science.
Subject: Geology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1863]
- Reference number
- RR/5/118
- Earliest possible date
- 27 June 1862
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Tyndall, Referee's report by John Tyndall, on a paper 'On the theory of the motion of glaciers' by William Hopkins, 27 June 1862, RR/5/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_118/referees-report-by-john-tyndall-on-a-paper-on-the-theory-of-the-motion-of-glaciers-by-william-hopkins, accessed on 12 May 2026
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Date: 31st December 1863
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1862.0018
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Referees' reports: volume 5, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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