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Letter from Thomas Henry Huxley, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the genera heterophyllia, battersbyia, palæcyclus, and asterosmilia; the anatomy of their species, and their position in the classification of sclerodermic zoantharia' by Peter Martin Duncan

Reference number: RR/6/195

Date: 21 October 1867

Description

Has heard from Peter Martin Duncan that his original choice of illustrator Mr de Wilde has been replaced by Mr Williams. Wishes to ask why this change in illustrator has occurred.

Subject: Zoology, Geology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/195
Earliest possible date
21 October 1867
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter from Thomas Henry Huxley, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the genera heterophyllia, battersbyia, palæcyclus, and asterosmilia; the anatomy of their species, and their position in the classification of sclerodermic zoantharia' by Peter Martin Duncan, 21 October 1867, RR/6/195, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_195/letter-from-thomas-henry-huxley-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-on-the-genera-heterophyllia-battersbyia-palæcyclus-and-asterosmilia-the-anatomy-of-their-species-and-their-position-in-the-classification-of-sclerodermic-zoantharia-by-peter-martin-duncan, accessed on 13 June 2026

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