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Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On the anatomy of Nautilus umbilicatus, compared with that of Nautilus pompilius' by John Denis MacDonald

Reference number: RR/2/142

Date: 26 May 1853

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Thinks paper has omitted some important information. Refers to recently published paper by John Lubbock on a similar subject.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/142
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26 May 1853
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Newport

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George Newport, Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On the anatomy of Nautilus umbilicatus, compared with that of Nautilus pompilius' by John Denis MacDonald, 26 May 1853, RR/2/142, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_142/referees-report-by-george-newport-on-a-paper-on-the-anatomy-of-nautilus-umbilicatus-compared-with-that-of-nautilus-pompilius-by-john-denis-macdonald, accessed on 16 January 2025

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