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Referee's report by George James Allman, on a paper 'On the nervous system of actinia - Part I' by Peter Martin Duncan

Reference number: RR/7/297

Date: 24 February 1874

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Second referee's report.

Has changed his mind and now believes the paper should not be published in Philosophical Transactions. It should be placed in Proceedings instead.

Subject: Geology/Zoology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1873].

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RR/7/297
Earliest possible date
24 February 1874
Physical description
Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George James Allman

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George James Allman, Referee's report by George James Allman, on a paper 'On the nervous system of actinia - Part I' by Peter Martin Duncan, 24 February 1874, RR/7/297, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_297/referees-report-by-george-james-allman-on-a-paper-on-the-nervous-system-of-actinia-part-i-by-peter-martin-duncan, accessed on 17 December 2025

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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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