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Two letters from Thomas Williams, on his paper 'Researches on the structure and homology of the reproductive organs of the annelids' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/3/283

Date: 20 June 1857

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Cannot correct the paper without changing it entirely. Asks to be able to withdraw his paper. Regrets 'the many troubles' that he has caused the Secretary over this matter.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1857].

Reference number
RR/3/283
Earliest possible date
20 June 1857
Physical description
Two letters on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Two letters from Thomas Williams, on his paper 'Researches on the structure and homology of the reproductive organs of the annelids' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 20 June 1857, RR/3/283, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_283/two-letters-from-thomas-williams-on-his-paper-researches-on-the-structure-and-homology-of-the-reproductive-organs-of-the-annelids-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 21 January 2025

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