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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Referees' reports: volume 2, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication

Reference number: RR/2

Date: 1850-1855

Description

Containing referee's reports arranged alphabetically by the lead author of the paper submitted to the Royal Society for review between 1850 and 1855.

Notable referees and authors include Thomas Henry Huxley, Charles Robert Darwin, Richard Owen and John Tyndall.

Reference number
RR/2
Earliest possible date
1850-1855
Physical description
Leather bound volume, gilded title on spine
Page extent
265 reports
Format
Manuscript

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Referees' reports: volume 2, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication, 1850-1855, RR/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2/referees-reports-volume-2-peer-reviews-of-scientific-papers-submitted-to-the-royal-society-for-publication, accessed on 02 December 2024

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    Date: 1832-1954

    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.

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