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Only Newport's paper is recommended for publication. Wilson's paper should be referred to another referee.

Reference number
RR/1/269
Earliest possible date
c.1840
Physical description
Report on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Referee's report by unnamed referee, on four unnamed papers by Hopkins, Newport, Simon and Wilson, c.1840, RR/1/269, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_269/referees-report-by-unnamed-referee-on-four-unnamed-papers-by-hopkins-newport-simon-and-wilson, accessed on 20 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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