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Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'Volcanic energy: an attempt to develop its true origin and cosmical relations' by Robert Mallet

Reference number: RR/7/186

Date: 26 June 1872

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Referee feels he cannot offer an opinion on the paper, as he has 'no knowledge' of the subject.

Subject: Physics/Astronomy

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1873].

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RR/7/186
Earliest possible date
26 June 1872
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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George Carey Foster

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George Carey Foster, Referee's report by George Carey Foster, on a paper 'Volcanic energy: an attempt to develop its true origin and cosmical relations' by Robert Mallet, 26 June 1872, RR/7/186, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_186/referees-report-by-george-carey-foster-on-a-paper-volcanic-energy-an-attempt-to-develop-its-true-origin-and-cosmical-relations-by-robert-mallet, accessed on 29 April 2025

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