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Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'Contributions to the mathematical theory of evolution' by Karl Pearson

Reference number: RR/12/11

Date: 09 November 1893

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests a change in terminology. Refers to work of Carl Friedrich Gauss and George Biddell Airy. Suggests the author more clearly state why his method is important for biologists.

Subject: Mathematics, Biology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1894]

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RR/12/11
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09 November 1893
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Letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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George Howard Darwin

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George Howard Darwin, Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'Contributions to the mathematical theory of evolution' by Karl Pearson, 09 November 1893, RR/12/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_11/referees-report-by-george-howard-darwin-on-a-paper-contributions-to-the-mathematical-theory-of-evolution-by-karl-pearson, accessed on 15 May 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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