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Referee's report by William Baly, on a paper 'Observations on the respiratory movements of insects' by the late William Frederick Barlow

Reference number: RR/2/10

Date: 1854-1855

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Records that although the information is not necessarily new, the measurements have been taken with 'perfect thruthfulness, so that they may be referred to with confidence'.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/10
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1854-1855
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Baly

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William Baly, Referee's report by William Baly, on a paper 'Observations on the respiratory movements of insects' by the late William Frederick Barlow, 1854-1855, RR/2/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_10/referees-report-by-william-baly-on-a-paper-observations-on-the-respiratory-movements-of-insects-by-the-late-william-frederick-barlow, accessed on 21 March 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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