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Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on an untraced paper 'On the formation of shells' by Green

Reference number: RR/8/313

Date: 07 March 1881

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Not recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Of such low quality, will not pass it to the Geological Society. Refers to work by Lowen [?]. Paper returned to John Lubbock.

Subject: Geology, Zoology, Physiology

[Paper untraced - Publication status unknown]

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RR/8/313
Earliest possible date
07 March 1881
Physical description
Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Peter Martin Duncan

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Peter Martin Duncan, Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on an untraced paper 'On the formation of shells' by Green, 07 March 1881, RR/8/313, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_313/referees-report-by-peter-martin-duncan-on-an-untraced-paper-on-the-formation-of-shells-by-green, accessed on 07 October 2024

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