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Referee's report by Charles Watkins Merrifield, on a paper 'English reproduction table' by William Farr

Reference number: RR/8/223

Date: 25 February 1880

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', on account of the tables, although has had some doubt as to whether the Proceedings would be more suitable.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1880]

Reference number
RR/8/223
Earliest possible date
25 February 1880
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Charles Watkins Merrifield

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Charles Watkins Merrifield, Referee's report by Charles Watkins Merrifield, on a paper 'English reproduction table' by William Farr, 25 February 1880, RR/8/223, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_223/referees-report-by-charles-watkins-merrifield-on-a-paper-english-reproduction-table-by-william-farr, accessed on 23 June 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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