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Referee's report by Edward Forbes, on a paper 'Researches to determine the number of species and the mode of development of the British Triton' by Higgenbottom

Reference number: RR/1/99

Date: 01 July 1847

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as the author is not 'sufficiently versed in the literature of his subject'.

Subject: Zoology

[Not published].

Reference number
RR/1/99
Earliest possible date
01 July 1847
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Edward Forbes

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Edward Forbes, Referee's report by Edward Forbes, on a paper 'Researches to determine the number of species and the mode of development of the British Triton' by Higgenbottom, 01 July 1847, RR/1/99, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_99/referees-report-by-edward-forbes-on-a-paper-researches-to-determine-the-number-of-species-and-the-mode-of-development-of-the-british-triton-by-higgenbottom, accessed on 06 February 2025

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