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Letter from Richard Owen, on the allocation of Royal Medals to the Royal Society.

Reference number: RR/1/242

Date: 13 May 1835

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Letter about the claims of certain papers to be considered for a Royal Medal. Clift's paper should be published and his chances for a medal should be considered by the Council. Nordmann and Thompson's papers are of equal value, yet 'there is no comparison between the two in their modes of treating the subject'.

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RR/1/242
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13 May 1835
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Owen

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Richard Owen, Letter from Richard Owen, on the allocation of Royal Medals to the Royal Society., 13 May 1835, RR/1/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_242/letter-from-richard-owen-on-the-allocation-of-royal-medals-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 19 June 2025

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