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Referee's report by Hans Friedrich Gadow, on a paper 'On the development of the head-muscles of the common fowl (Gallus domesticus), together with some remarks on the head-muscles of reptiles' by F H Edgeworth

Reference number: RR/17/34

Date: 25 May 1906

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Sectional Committee: Zoology

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Considers the paper 'cannot be rewritten on the line of research followed by the author', and 'lacks a coherent scientific basis'. 'It is quite out of the question, but if the Abstract should be printed in the Proceedings then people will wonder why such a promising paper should be [suppressed/supported, word unclear]'.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 26 May 1906 [letter] and 28 May 1906 [standardised form].

Reference number
RR/17/34
Earliest possible date
25 May 1906
Physical description
Standardised form (type A) and letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Hans Friedrich Gadow

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Hans Friedrich Gadow, Referee's report by Hans Friedrich Gadow, on a paper 'On the development of the head-muscles of the common fowl (Gallus domesticus), together with some remarks on the head-muscles of reptiles' by F H Edgeworth, 25 May 1906, RR/17/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_34/referees-report-by-hans-friedrich-gadow-on-a-paper-on-the-development-of-the-head-muscles-of-the-common-fowl-gallus-domesticus-together-with-some-remarks-on-the-head-muscles-of-reptiles-by-f-h-edgeworth, accessed on 05 October 2024

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