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Referee's report by Robert Bentley Todd, on a paper 'On the supposed development of the animal tissues from cells' by James Stark

Reference number: RR/1/230

Date: 03 July 1843

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as the argument given by the author is based upon observations which the referee believes to be incorrect.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].

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RR/1/230
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03 July 1843
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Bentley Todd

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Robert Bentley Todd, Referee's report by Robert Bentley Todd, on a paper 'On the supposed development of the animal tissues from cells' by James Stark, 03 July 1843, RR/1/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_230/referees-report-by-robert-bentley-todd-on-a-paper-on-the-supposed-development-of-the-animal-tissues-from-cells-by-james-stark, accessed on 13 August 2026

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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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