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Referee's report by Francis Galton, on two papers 'On the weight of the brain and its parts' and 'On the brain of the late George Grote FRS' by John Marshall

Reference number: RR/11/191

Date: 20 October 1891

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The conclusions 'are certainly not so trustworthy'.

Subject: Physiology

[Not published].

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RR/11/191
Earliest possible date
20 October 1891
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Report on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Galton

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Francis Galton, Referee's report by Francis Galton, on two papers 'On the weight of the brain and its parts' and 'On the brain of the late George Grote FRS' by John Marshall, 20 October 1891, RR/11/191, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_191/referees-report-by-francis-galton-on-two-papers-on-the-weight-of-the-brain-and-its-parts-and-on-the-brain-of-the-late-george-grote-frs-by-john-marshall, accessed on 22 March 2025

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