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Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the pre-carboniferous flora of Northeastern America' by Dawson

Reference number: RR/7/26

Date: 15 November 1870

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Letter communicating the referee's decision on his paper.

Subject: Botany

[Not published].

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RR/7/26
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15 November 1870
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the pre-carboniferous flora of Northeastern America' by Dawson, 15 November 1870, RR/7/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_26/letter-from-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-pre-carboniferous-flora-of-northeastern-america-by-dawson, accessed on 14 July 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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