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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On the chameleon's retina; a further contribution to the minute anatomy of the retina of reptiles' by John Whitaker Hulke

Reference number: RR/5/89

Date: 15 May 1864

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Does not consider that the paper contains anything original. References in the paper do not clearly define what is original and what is based on prior researches. Refers to work by Heinrich Müller and Albert von Kölliker.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1866]

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RR/5/89
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15 May 1864
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Letter on paper
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7 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 the chameleon's retina; a further contribution to the minute anatomy of the retina of reptiles' by John Whitaker Hulke, 15 May 1864, RR/5/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_89/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-on-the-chameleons-retina-a-further-contribution-to-the-minute-anatomy-of-the-retina-of-reptiles-by-john-whitaker-hulke, accessed on 07 December 2024

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