Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Contributions towards determining the weight of the brain in different races of man' by Joseph Barnard Davis
Reference number: RR/6/93
Date: 1868

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the author should more clearly state why they used the experimental method. Suggests the original locations of the skulls be stated.
Subject: Physiology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
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- RR/6/93
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- 1868
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Sharpey, Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Contributions towards determining the weight of the brain in different races of man' by Joseph Barnard Davis, 1868, RR/6/93, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_93/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-contributions-towards-determining-the-weight-of-the-brain-in-different-races-of-man-by-joseph-barnard-davis, accessed on 13 February 2025
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XX. Contributions towards determining the weight of the brain in different races of man External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1868
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1868.0021
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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
Creator: George Busk Reference number: RR/6/92
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 6, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1866-1869 Reference number: RR/6
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