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Thickness of the Earth's Crust

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I TAKE in NATURE in parts. Your part for May last has just reached me in Calcutta, and is somewhat rich on the question of the thickness of the earth's crust; for three of its four numbers contain letters on that subject. First, my letter to you, p. 28; two critiques upon it from “A. J. M.” and Mr. Green, p. 45; and a third from Mr. David Forbes, p. 65.

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PRATT, J. Thickness of the Earth's Crust. Nature 4, 344–345 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004344a0

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