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Letter from George Newport, regarding a referee report on a paper 'The reproduction of the Ascaris mystax' by Henry Nelson

Reference number: RR/2/173

Date: 21 April 1852

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Reviewer wishes to withdraw their referee report [RR/2/171], as the doubts they had regarding the author's conclusions have been lifted.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/173
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21 April 1852
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Newport

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George Newport, Letter from George Newport, regarding a referee report on a paper 'The reproduction of the Ascaris mystax' by Henry Nelson, 21 April 1852, RR/2/173, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_173/letter-from-george-newport-regarding-a-referee-report-on-a-paper-the-reproduction-of-the-ascaris-mystax-by-henry-nelson, accessed on 21 March 2025

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  • Referee Reports

    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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