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William Thompson writes to the Royal Society, asking that Langham Thompson's paper should be read again. It had previously been submitted, but the Society felt they were not well-informed enough on the subject to publish it.

Subject: Zoology

Reference number
RR/1/240
Earliest possible date
02 September 1847
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from William Thompson, on an unnamed paper by Doctor Langham Thompson, 02 September 1847, RR/1/240, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_240/letter-from-william-thompson-on-an-unnamed-paper-by-doctor-langham-thompson, accessed on 19 July 2025

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