Referee's report by Charles Darwin, on a paper 'On the origin of the parallel roads of Lochaber and their bearing on other phenomena of the glacial period' by Joseph Prestwich
Reference number: RR/8/183
Date: 28 May 1879
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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests omitting some of the diagrams. Alerts the Council to his personal interest in the subject, which may make him overestimate the usefulness and value of the paper.
Subject: Geology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1879]
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- RR/8/183
- Earliest possible date
- 28 May 1879
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Charles Robert Darwin, Referee's report by Charles Darwin, on a paper 'On the origin of the parallel roads of Lochaber and their bearing on other phenomena of the glacial period' by Joseph Prestwich, 28 May 1879, RR/8/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_183/referees-report-by-charles-darwin-on-a-paper-on-the-origin-of-the-parallel-roads-of-lochaber-and-their-bearing-on-other-phenomena-of-the-glacial-period-by-joseph-prestwich, accessed on 24 March 2025
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XVII. On the origin of the parallel roads of Lochaber and their bearing on other phenomena of the glacial period External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1879
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1879.0077
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Referee's report by Archibald Geikie, on a paper 'On the origin of the parallel roads of Lochaber and their bearing on other phenomena of the glacial period' by Joseph Prestwich
Creator: Archibald Geikie Reference number: RR/8/182
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 8, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1877-1881 Reference number: RR/8
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