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Referee's report by Thomas Henry Huxley, on a paper 'On the anatomy and physiology of Cordylophora, a contribution to our knowledge of the tubularian zoophytes' by George James Allman

Reference number: RR/2/7

Date: 17 July 1853

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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]

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RR/2/7
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17 July 1853
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Henry Huxley

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Thomas Henry Huxley, Referee's report by Thomas Henry Huxley, on a paper 'On the anatomy and physiology of Cordylophora, a contribution to our knowledge of the tubularian zoophytes' by George James Allman, 17 July 1853, RR/2/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_7/referees-report-by-thomas-henry-huxley-on-a-paper-on-the-anatomy-and-physiology-of-cordylophora-a-contribution-to-our-knowledge-of-the-tubularian-zoophytes-by-george-james-allman, accessed on 19 May 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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