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Referee's report by William Clift, on a paper 'On the male organs of some of the cartilaginous fishes' by John Davy

Reference number: RR/1/53

Date: 12 June 1839

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The paper is an 'acceptable contribution to this branch of anatomy at the present time', although the referee doesn't agree with the author's speculations on external functions.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1839].

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RR/1/53
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12 June 1839
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Clift

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William Clift, Referee's report by William Clift, on a paper 'On the male organs of some of the cartilaginous fishes' by John Davy, 12 June 1839, RR/1/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_53/referees-report-by-william-clift-on-a-paper-on-the-male-organs-of-some-of-the-cartilaginous-fishes-by-john-davy, accessed on 18 November 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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