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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/264
Earliest possible date
04 September 1850
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Richard Owen

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Richard Owen, Referee's report by Richard Owen, on a paper 'Investigations into the structure and development of the scales and bones of fishes' by William Crawford Williamson, 04 September 1850, RR/2/264, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_264/referees-report-by-richard-owen-on-a-paper-investigations-into-the-structure-and-development-of-the-scales-and-bones-of-fishes-by-william-crawford-williamson, accessed on 25 January 2026

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