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Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'Studies on biogenesis' by William Roberts

Reference number: RR/7/340

Date: 27 May 1874

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as the third part of the paper establishes and contributes new facts.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1874].

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RR/7/340
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27 May 1874
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Report on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Scott Burdon-Sanderson

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John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'Studies on biogenesis' by William Roberts, 27 May 1874, RR/7/340, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_340/referees-report-by-john-scott-burdon-sanderson-on-a-paper-studies-on-biogenesis-by-william-roberts, accessed on 14 November 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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