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Referee's report by William Bowman, on a paper 'On a distinct form of Transient Hemiopsia' by Hubert Airy

Reference number: RR/7/6

Date: 18 April 1870

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, although the paper is 'rather timid in style and might abbreviate much to the advantage of readers'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1870].

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RR/7/6
Earliest possible date
18 April 1870
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Bowman

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William Bowman, Referee's report by William Bowman, on a paper 'On a distinct form of Transient Hemiopsia' by Hubert Airy, 18 April 1870, RR/7/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_6/referees-report-by-william-bowman-on-a-paper-on-a-distinct-form-of-transient-hemiopsia-by-hubert-airy, accessed on 19 March 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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