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Referee's report by William Carruthers, on a paper 'On the organisation of the fossil plants of the coal-measures.—Part XVI' by William Crawford Williamson

Reference number: RR/10/314

Date: 06 June 1889

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the terminology used to be unjustified. Refers to work by Renault. Suggests clarifying some of the new species to avoid the unnecessary publication of a synonym.

Subject: Botany, Geology, Palaeontology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1889]

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RR/10/314
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06 June 1889
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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William Carruthers

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William Carruthers, Referee's report by William Carruthers, on a paper 'On the organisation of the fossil plants of the coal-measures.—Part XVI' by William Crawford Williamson, 06 June 1889, RR/10/314, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_314/referees-report-by-william-carruthers-on-a-paper-on-the-organisation-of-the-fossil-plants-of-the-coal-measurespart-xvi-by-william-crawford-williamson, accessed on 21 June 2025

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