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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On certain sensory organs in insects, hitherto undescribed' by John Braxton Hicks

Reference number: RR/4/131

Date: 09 July 1859

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1859].

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RR/4/131
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09 July 1859
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On certain sensory organs in insects, hitherto undescribed' by John Braxton Hicks, 09 July 1859, RR/4/131, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_131/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-on-certain-sensory-organs-in-insects-hitherto-undescribed-by-john-braxton-hicks, accessed on 13 January 2025

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