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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Polacanthus foxii, a large undescribed dinosaur from the Wealden formation in the Isle of Wight' by John Whitaker Hulke

Reference number: RR/8/325

Date: 1881

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests the description could be rearranged, with some of the figures reduced in number and size and drawn to the same scale.

Subject: Palaeontology, Geology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1881]

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RR/8/325
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1881
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Polacanthus foxii, a large undescribed dinosaur from the Wealden formation in the Isle of Wight' by John Whitaker Hulke, 1881, RR/8/325, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_325/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-polacanthus-foxii-a-large-undescribed-dinosaur-from-the-wealden-formation-in-the-isle-of-wight-by-john-whitaker-hulke, accessed on 14 July 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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