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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The conclusions are important but it is 'deceitfully long'. The referee recommends it being abridged.

Reference number
RR/1/172
Earliest possible date
27 June 1837
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Bostock

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John Bostock, Referee's report by John Bostock, on an unnamed paper by George Newport, 27 June 1837, RR/1/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_172/referees-report-by-john-bostock-on-an-unnamed-paper-by-george-newport, accessed on 15 June 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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