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Letter stating that Lee would like to hear of other examples when scientists have been awarded a Royal Medal before their paper is published in Philosophical Transactions.

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RR/1/144
Earliest possible date
c.1840
Physical description
Note on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Robert Lee, about the awarding of a Royal Medal, c.1840, RR/1/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_144/letter-from-robert-lee-about-the-awarding-of-a-royal-medal, accessed on 08 February 2025

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