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Referee's report by Charles Darwin, on a paper 'Notes on Physical Geology' by Samuel Haughton

Reference number: RR/8/107

Date: 28 April 1878

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests geologists should have the opportunity to see the researches, but finds the research flawed.

Subject: Geology, Palaeontology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1878]

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RR/8/107
Earliest possible date
28 April 1878
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Charles Robert Darwin

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Charles Robert Darwin, Referee's report by Charles Darwin, on a paper 'Notes on Physical Geology' by Samuel Haughton, 28 April 1878, RR/8/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_107/referees-report-by-charles-darwin-on-a-paper-notes-on-physical-geology-by-samuel-haughton, accessed on 07 February 2026

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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