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Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'Inferences and suggestions in cosmical and geological philosophy' by Edward William Brayley

Reference number: RR/6/21

Date: 1867

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Does not consider that such a paper, where the conclusions are not based on mathematical investigation, is suited for the Royal Society. Suggests a more suitable place for publication would be the Philosophical Magazine.

Subject: Geology, Mathematics

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/6/21
Earliest possible date
1867
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Hallowes Miller

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William Hallowes Miller, Referee's report by William Hallowes Miller, on a paper 'Inferences and suggestions in cosmical and geological philosophy' by Edward William Brayley, 1867, RR/6/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_21/referees-report-by-william-hallowes-miller-on-a-paper-inferences-and-suggestions-in-cosmical-and-geological-philosophy-by-edward-william-brayley, accessed on 15 May 2025

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