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Referee's report by William Scovell Savory, on a paper 'Observations on the ovum of osseous fishes' by William Henry Ransom

Reference number: RR/6/241

Date: 10 September 1866

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is very long, containing the careful work of many years. Some of the observations are confirmations or modifications of previous ones, and some points doubtful or trivial, which may be omitted.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/241
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10 September 1866
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Scovell Savory

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William Scovell Savory, Referee's report by William Scovell Savory, on a paper 'Observations on the ovum of osseous fishes' by William Henry Ransom, 10 September 1866, RR/6/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_241/referees-report-by-william-scovell-savory-on-a-paper-observations-on-the-ovum-of-osseous-fishes-by-william-henry-ransom, accessed on 14 April 2026

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