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

Reference number: RR/6/242

Date: 10 December 1866

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is a completion of an earlier commitment to publish his full researches. Some parts of the paper covers subjects which have become familiar in the intervening years. Refers to work of Bruch [?], Reichert [?], Allen Thomson, Karl Ernst von Baer and Dagere [?]. Suggests clarifying some of the discussion.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/242
Earliest possible date
10 December 1866
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Letter on paper
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Observations on the ovum of osseous fishes' by William Henry Ransom, 10 December 1866, RR/6/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_242/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-observations-on-the-ovum-of-osseous-fishes-by-william-henry-ransom, accessed on 21 May 2026

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    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.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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