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Referee's report by George Rolleston, on a paper 'Ovibos moschatus (Blainville)' by William Boyd Dawkins

Reference number: RR/6/97

Date: 17 August 1869

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Cannot comment on the geological portion of the paper. Refers to work by John Richardson. Suggests that parts of the paper have been put forward by 'at least two other writers before the appearance of this paper'.

Subject: Zoology, Geology, Palaeontology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/6/97
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17 August 1869
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Rolleston

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George Rolleston, Referee's report by George Rolleston, on a paper 'Ovibos moschatus (Blainville)' by William Boyd Dawkins, 17 August 1869, RR/6/97, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_97/referees-report-by-george-rolleston-on-a-paper-ovibos-moschatus-blainville-by-william-boyd-dawkins, accessed on 03 December 2024

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