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Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Some observations on the ova of the Salmonidae' by John Davy

Reference number: RR/2/53

Date: 26 May 1852

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by Karl Christoph Vogt. Feels paper is however useful and might be best published somewhere besides the Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/2/53
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26 May 1852
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Sharpey

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William Sharpey, Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Some observations on the ova of the Salmonidae' by John Davy, 26 May 1852, RR/2/53, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_53/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-some-observations-on-the-ova-of-the-salmonidae-by-john-davy, accessed on 16 January 2026

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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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