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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Although the paper is of 'somewhat speculative character', it 'contains discussions of much importance, based on well arranged facts'.

Subject: Geology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1886].

Reference number
RR/9/304
Earliest possible date
26 May 1885
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Wesley Judd

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John Wesley Judd, Referee's report by John Wesley Judd, on a paper 'On the agency of water in volcanic eruptions; with some observations on the thickness of the Earth's crust from a geological point of view; and on the primary cause of volcanic action' by Joseph Prestwich, 26 May 1885, RR/9/304, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_304/referees-report-by-john-wesley-judd-on-a-paper-on-the-agency-of-water-in-volcanic-eruptions-with-some-observations-on-the-thickness-of-the-earths-crust-from-a-geological-point-of-view-and-on-the-primary-cause-of-volcanic-action-by-joseph-prestwich, accessed on 17 April 2025

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