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Referee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'On the rigidity of the earth' by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

Reference number: RR/5/271

Date: 24 March 1863

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Lamé [Gabriel Lamé?]. The author has communicated with the referee, and would wish to revise the paper before it is sent to press, if it is decided to publish. Suggests the author be allowed to make his modifications.

Subject: Geology, Physics and Chemistry

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

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RR/5/271
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24 March 1863
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hopkins, Referee's report by William Hopkins, on a paper 'On the rigidity of the earth' by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 24 March 1863, RR/5/271, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_271/referees-report-by-william-hopkins-on-a-paper-on-the-rigidity-of-the-earth-by-william-thomson-1st-baron-kelvin, accessed on 14 February 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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