| RefNo | RR/6/232 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Warington Wilkinson Smyth, on a paper 'Notes on the chemical geology of the gold-fields of California' by John Arthur Phillips |
| Date | 18 April 1868 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is largely a copy of an earlier publication by the same author, entitled 'Mining and metallurgy of gold and silver' in 1867. The geological research was completed as part of a State survey under Josiah Dwight Whitney, and published as part of his report. The microscopical work is of 'doubtful value'. Some descriptions are taken word-for-word from previous publications and the work of R Oxland. Refers to work of Law [?], Moreau [?] Bull [?], Baron von Beust [Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust?] and Bischof of Bonn [Karl Gustav Bischof?]. Suggests the paper be referred to David Forbes who has more expertise in microscopical work.
Subject: Geology
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1867.0057 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/6/230 |
| RR/6/231 |
| AP/50/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3531 | Smyth; Sir; Warington Wilkinson (1817 - 1890) | 1817 - 1890 |
| NA4990 | Phillips; John Arthur (1822 - 1887) | 1822 - 1887 |