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Referee's report by John Newport Langley, on two papers 'The electric organ of the skate. - On the structure of the electric organ of Raia circularis' and 'The electric organ of the skate.—The electric organ of Raia radiata' by James Cossar Ewart

Reference number: RR/10/146

Date: 06 June 1888

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The first paper is an addendum to an earlier paper on Raia batis [RR/10/144], upon which it does not expand much. The second paper can be viewed as an independent paper or a supplement to the first.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1888]

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RR/10/146
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06 June 1888
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Newport Langley

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John Newport Langley, Referee's report by John Newport Langley, on two papers 'The electric organ of the skate. - On the structure of the electric organ of Raia circularis' and 'The electric organ of the skate.—The electric organ of Raia radiata' by James Cossar Ewart, 06 June 1888, RR/10/146, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_146/referees-report-by-john-newport-langley-on-two-papers-the-electric-organ-of-the-skate-on-the-structure-of-the-electric-organ-of-raia-circularis-and-the-electric-organ-of-the-skatethe-electric-organ-of-raia-radiata-by-james-cossar-ewart, accessed on 12 December 2024

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