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Referee's report by George John Romanes, on an untraced paper by Dr Wagner

Reference number: RR/8/213

Date: 04 November 1879

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has tried to replicate the experiments described but has not been able to reproduce the results. Suggests returning the paper to the author, along with the report, and request he clarifies his experimental method. Suggests also omitting the part about movement of medusae, and rendering the paper in better English.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Publication status unknown - paper untraced]

Reference number
RR/8/213
Earliest possible date
04 November 1879
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Letter on paper
Page extent
7 pages
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Manuscript

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George John Romanes

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George John Romanes, Referee's report by George John Romanes, on an untraced paper by Dr Wagner, 04 November 1879, RR/8/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_213/referees-report-by-george-john-romanes-on-an-untraced-paper-by-dr-wagner, accessed on 05 December 2024

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