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Referee's report by William Henry Flower, on a paper 'On the appendicular skeleton of the primates' by St. George Jackson Mivart

Reference number: RR/6/183

Date: 08 March 1867

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has compared the figures to the specimens described. Refers to an abstract already published by the author in the Proceedings.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/183
Earliest possible date
08 March 1867
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Henry Flower

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William Henry Flower, Referee's report by William Henry Flower, on a paper 'On the appendicular skeleton of the primates' by St. George Jackson Mivart, 08 March 1867, RR/6/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_183/referees-report-by-william-henry-flower-on-a-paper-on-the-appendicular-skeleton-of-the-primates-by-st-george-jackson-mivart, accessed on 11 October 2024

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