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Letter from George Busk, regarding a paper 'Observations on the ovum of osseous fishes' by William Henry Ransom

Reference number: RR/6/243

Date: 1866

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Sends a note on a statement by Dagere on the 15 December 1849. [In French]

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/243
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1866
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Busk

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George Busk, Letter from George Busk, regarding a paper 'Observations on the ovum of osseous fishes' by William Henry Ransom, 1866, RR/6/243, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_243/letter-from-george-busk-regarding-a-paper-observations-on-the-ovum-of-osseous-fishes-by-william-henry-ransom, accessed on 23 January 2025

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