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Referee's report by Richard Owen, on a paper 'Researches in embryology - Second series' by Martin Barry

Reference number: RR/1/9

Date: 13 June 1839

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Referee states that it 'is a most valuable contribution to Physiology' and that it should be illustrated by engravings of the drawings accompanying it. Concurs with Dr Todd's opinion on the paper.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1839].

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RR/1/9
Earliest possible date
13 June 1839
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Owen

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Richard Owen, Referee's report by Richard Owen, on a paper 'Researches in embryology - Second series' by Martin Barry, 13 June 1839, RR/1/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_9/referees-report-by-richard-owen-on-a-paper-researches-in-embryology-second-series-by-martin-barry, accessed on 05 October 2024

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