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Committee report to Sydney John Hickson, 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, and a letter from F H Edgeworth

Reference number: RR/17/35

Date: 05 October 1906

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Letter dated 1 October 1906, received 3 October 1906, answered 8 October 1906.

Author has not heard any news regarding their paper since it was read in February. If the paper is to be published, would like to add some extra illustrative figures. Asks for the index and figures relating to the snake.

Sectional Committee: Zoology

Communicated by Alexander Macalister. Refers to attached letter from Edgeworth, which will be submitted to the Committee. The additional figures sent with the letter will not materially assist the Committee in coming to a conclusion regarding recommendation to publish. Two referees have reported unfavourably upon the paper.

Standardised form dated received 3 October 1906, minutes added 5 October 1906.

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RR/17/35
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05 October 1906
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Standardised form (type B) and letter on paper
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3 pages
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Sydney John Hickson, Committee report to Sydney John Hickson, 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, and a letter from F H Edgeworth, 05 October 1906, RR/17/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_35/committee-report-to-sydney-john-hickson-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-and-a-letter-from-f-h-edgeworth, accessed on 20 March 2025

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