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Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on a paper 'On the nature and origin of the beds of chert in the upper carboniferous limestones of Ireland' by Edward Hull and E T Hardman

Reference number: RR/8/37

Date: 30 May 1877

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The appendix contains important information. The paper is well suited for the Geological Society's publications. The paper does not deal with the subject in an original manner. The microscopic photographs can be omitted. Suggests a full abstract be printed in the Proceedings.

Subject: Geology

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

Reference number
RR/8/37
Earliest possible date
30 May 1877
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Peter Martin Duncan

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Peter Martin Duncan, Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on a paper 'On the nature and origin of the beds of chert in the upper carboniferous limestones of Ireland' by Edward Hull and E T Hardman, 30 May 1877, RR/8/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_37/referees-report-by-peter-martin-duncan-on-a-paper-on-the-nature-and-origin-of-the-beds-of-chert-in-the-upper-carboniferous-limestones-of-ireland-by-edward-hull-and-e-t-hardman, accessed on 16 January 2025

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