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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Contributions towards determining the weight of the brain in different races of man' by Joseph Barnard Davis

Reference number: RR/6/92

Date: 01 May 1868

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the paper will invite controversy, both as regards the subject matter and the methods involved in the research.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/6/92
Earliest possible date
01 May 1868
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Contributions towards determining the weight of the brain in different races of man' by Joseph Barnard Davis, 01 May 1868, RR/6/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_92/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-contributions-towards-determining-the-weight-of-the-brain-in-different-races-of-man-by-joseph-barnard-davis, accessed on 03 December 2024

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