| Reference number | RR/5/117 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'On the theory of the motion of glaciers' by William Hopkins |
| Date | 21 June 1862 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Discusses the theories put forward by the paper. Is happy for the report to be forwarded to the author.
Subject: Geology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1863] |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1862.0018 Vol.12 1863 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT.66.8 |
| RR/5/118 |
| PT/66/8 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6316 | Hopkins; William (1793 - 1866) | 1793 - 1866 |