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Description

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to previous 1842 paper by Carl Adolph Agardh.

Subject: Physiology, Botany, Zoology

[Not published]

Reference number
RR/2/17
Earliest possible date
28 April 1853
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

George Newport

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George Newport, Referee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On animal and vegetable fibre, as originally composed of twin spiral filaments in which every other structure has its origin' by Martin Barry, 28 April 1853, RR/2/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_17/referees-report-by-george-newport-on-a-paper-on-animal-and-vegetable-fibre-as-originally-composed-of-twin-spiral-filaments-in-which-every-other-structure-has-its-origin-by-martin-barry, accessed on 20 April 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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