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Referee's report by Lyon Playfair, on a paper 'On a new series of organic bodies containing metals' by Edward Frankland

Reference number: RR/2/70

Date: 26 July 1852

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

Subject: Physiology, Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/70
Earliest possible date
26 July 1852
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Lyon Playfair

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Lyon Playfair, Referee's report by Lyon Playfair, on a paper 'On a new series of organic bodies containing metals' by Edward Frankland, 26 July 1852, RR/2/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_70/referees-report-by-lyon-playfair-on-a-paper-on-a-new-series-of-organic-bodies-containing-metals-by-edward-frankland, accessed on 15 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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