Letter from Henry Benjamin Wheatley, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding three papers 'On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges' by Charles Thomas Wyville Thomson, 'The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood-vessels of the frog' by Frederic B Nunneley and 'Description of Parkeria and Loftusia, two gigantic types of arenaceous foraminifera' by William Benjamin Carpenter and Henry Bowman Brady
Reference number: RR/6/209
Date: 01 September 1869

Description
The plates for Wyville Thomas Charles Thomson's paper have been lithographed and proofs are with the paper.
Subject: Zoology, Palaeontology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
The second referee is William Sharpey who has not read Frederic B Nunneley's paper.
Subject: Physiology
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
Has communicated with Mr Tudden West regarding the plates for the paper by William Benjamin Carpenter and Henry Bowman Brady.
Subject: Geology, Palaeontology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
- Reference number
- RR/6/209
- Earliest possible date
- 01 September 1869
- Physical description
- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Letter from Henry Benjamin Wheatley, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding three papers 'On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges' by Charles Thomas Wyville Thomson, 'The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood-vessels of the frog' by Frederic B Nunneley and 'Description of Parkeria and Loftusia, two gigantic types of arenaceous foraminifera' by William Benjamin Carpenter and Henry Bowman Brady, 01 September 1869, RR/6/209, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_209/letter-from-henry-benjamin-wheatley-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-three-papers-on-holtenia-a-genus-of-vitreous-sponges-by-charles-thomas-wyville-thomson-the-physiological-action-of-atropine-digitaline-and-aconitine-on-the-heart-and-blood-vessels-of-the-frog-by-frederic-b-nunneley-and-description-of-parkeria-and-loftusia-two-gigantic-types-of-arenaceous-foraminifera-by-william-benjamin-carpenter-and-henry-bowman-brady, accessed on 13 February 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_209/letter-from-henry-benjamin-wheatley-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-three-papers-on-holtenia-a-genus-of-vitreous-sponges-by-charles-thomas-wyville-thomson-the-physiological-action-of-atropine-digitaline-and-aconitine-on-the-heart-and-blood-vessels-of-the-frog-by-frederic-b-nunneley-and-description-of-parkeria-and-loftusia-two-gigantic-types-of-arenaceous-foraminifera-by-william-benjamin-carpenter-and-henry-bowman-brady
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_6_209/letter-from-henry-benjamin-wheatley-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-three-papers-on-holtenia-a-genus-of-vitreous-sponges-by-charles-thomas-wyville-thomson-the-physiological-action-of-atropine-digitaline-and-aconitine-on-the-heart-and-blood-vessels-of-the-frog-by-frederic-b-nunneley-and-description-of-parkeria-and-loftusia-two-gigantic-types-of-arenaceous-foraminifera-by-william-benjamin-carpenter-and-henry-bowman-brady" title="Letter from Henry Benjamin Wheatley, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding three papers 'On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges' by Charles Thomas Wyville Thomson, 'The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood-vessels of the frog' by Frederic B Nunneley and 'Description of Parkeria and Loftusia, two gigantic types of arenaceous foraminifera' by William Benjamin Carpenter and Henry Bowman Brady" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Related Publications
-
XXVII. On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1869
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1869.0030
-
XXII. The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood-vessels of the frog External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1870
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1869.0015
-
XXVIII. Description of Parkeria and Loftusia , two gigantic types of arenaceous foraminifera External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1869
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1869.0031
Related Records
-
Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood-vessels of the frog' by Frederic B Nunneley
Creator: William Sharpey Reference number: RR/6/202 -
Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood-vessels of the frog' by Frederic B Nunneley
Creator: John Scott Burdon-Sanderson Reference number: RR/6/203 -
Referee's report by William Kitchen Parker, on a paper 'Description of Parkeria and Loftusia, two gigantic types of arenaceous foraminifera' by William Benjamin Carpenter and Henry Bowman Brady
Creator: William Kitchen Parker Reference number: RR/6/45 -
Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on a paper 'Description of Parkeria and Loftusia, two gigantic types of arenaceous foraminifera' by William Benjamin Carpenter and Henry Bowman Brady
Creator: Peter Martin Duncan Reference number: RR/6/91 -
Referee's report by William Benjamin Carpenter, on a paper 'On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges' by Charles Thomas Wyville Thomson
Creator: William Benjamin Carpenter Reference number: RR/6/286 -
Committee report, on a paper 'On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges' by Charles Thomas Wyville Thomson
Reference number: RR/6/288 -
Referee's report by Henry John Carter, on two papers 'On Holtenia, a genus of vitreous sponges' by Charles Thomas Wyville Thomson and 'On Palaeocoryne, a genus of tubularine hydrozoa from the Carboniferous formation' by Peter Martin Duncan and H M Jenkins
Creator: Henry John Carter Reference number: RR/6/289 -
Unpublished paper, 'The physiological action of atropine, digitaline, and aconitine on the heart and blood vessels of the frog' by Frederic B Nunneley
Creator: Frederic B Nunneley Reference number: AP/51/9
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR -
Referees' reports: volume 6, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1866-1869 Reference number: RR/6
Related Fellows
-
George Gabriel Stokes
Recipient -
William Benjamin Carpenter
Author -
Henry Bowman Brady
Author
Explore the collection
-
Referee Reports
Date: 1832-1954
This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.View collection