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RefNoPP/9/20
LevelItem
TitleBox List for PP/9
Date1886
DescriptionAn index for manuscripts of papers published in volume 41 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society, with papers numbered 1-23. Papers 1 ['On underground temperature; with observations on the conductivity of rocks; on the thermal effects of saturation and imbibition; and on a special source of heat in mountain ranges', Joseph Prestwick], 2 ['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', Prestwick], 15 ['Presidents' Address'] and 16 ['Report of the Kew Committee for the year ending October 31, 1886'] are listed as 'wanting'. Plates are listed as 'wanting' for paper 11 [PP/9/9].
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper in Melinex
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee Proceedings of the Royal Society Vol. 41
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1886.0103
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1886.0102
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1886.0084
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1886.0082
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