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Referee's report by Thomas Henry Huxley, on a paper 'On the structure and development of the skull of the common fowl (Gallus domesticus)' by William Kitchen Parker

Reference number: RR/6/215

Date: 28 April 1869

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the paper should be well illustrated.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/215
Earliest possible date
28 April 1869
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Henry Huxley

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Thomas Henry Huxley, Referee's report by Thomas Henry Huxley, on a paper 'On the structure and development of the skull of the common fowl (Gallus domesticus)' by William Kitchen Parker, 28 April 1869, RR/6/215, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_215/referees-report-by-thomas-henry-huxley-on-a-paper-on-the-structure-and-development-of-the-skull-of-the-common-fowl-gallus-domesticus-by-william-kitchen-parker, accessed on 15 February 2025

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