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Referee's report by William Carruthers, on a paper 'On the pre-carboniferous floras of North-Eastern America, with especial reference to that of the Erian (Devonian) Period' by John William Dawson

Reference number: RR/7/90

Date: 18 January 1871

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Botany

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1869].

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RR/7/90
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18 January 1871
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Carruthers

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William Carruthers, Referee's report by William Carruthers, on a paper 'On the pre-carboniferous floras of North-Eastern America, with especial reference to that of the Erian (Devonian) Period' by John William Dawson, 18 January 1871, RR/7/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_90/referees-report-by-william-carruthers-on-a-paper-on-the-pre-carboniferous-floras-of-north-eastern-america-with-especial-reference-to-that-of-the-erian-devonian-period-by-john-william-dawson, accessed on 20 September 2024

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