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Referee's report by William Farr, on a paper 'A supplement to two papers published in the Transactions of the Royal Society, "On the science connected with human mortality;" the one published in 1820, and the other in 1825' by Benjamin Gompertz

Reference number: RR/4/111

Date: 02 December 1861

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862].

Reference number
RR/4/111
Earliest possible date
02 December 1861
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Farr

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William Farr, Referee's report by William Farr, on a paper 'A supplement to two papers published in the Transactions of the Royal Society, "On the science connected with human mortality;" the one published in 1820, and the other in 1825' by Benjamin Gompertz, 02 December 1861, RR/4/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_111/referees-report-by-william-farr-on-a-paper-a-supplement-to-two-papers-published-in-the-transactions-of-the-royal-society-on-the-science-connected-with-human-mortality-the-one-published-in-1820-and-the-other-in-1825-by-benjamin-gompertz, accessed on 11 October 2024

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