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Referee's report by Warington Wilkinson Smyth, on a paper 'On the extension of the coal-fields beneath the newer formations of England; and the succession of physical changes whereby the coal-measures have been reduced to their present dimensions' by Edward Hull

Reference number: RR/7/105

Date: 15 February 1871

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The 'amount of speculative matter render this paper unsuitable'.

Subject: Geology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1870].

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RR/7/105
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15 February 1871
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Warington Wilkinson Smyth, Referee's report by Warington Wilkinson Smyth, on a paper 'On the extension of the coal-fields beneath the newer formations of England; and the succession of physical changes whereby the coal-measures have been reduced to their present dimensions' by Edward Hull, 15 February 1871, RR/7/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_105/referees-report-by-warington-wilkinson-smyth-on-a-paper-on-the-extension-of-the-coal-fields-beneath-the-newer-formations-of-england-and-the-succession-of-physical-changes-whereby-the-coal-measures-have-been-reduced-to-their-present-dimensions-by-edward-hull, accessed on 17 June 2025

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