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Second letter from William Carmichael McIntosh, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the structure of Magelona' by William Carmichael McIntosh

Reference number: RR/8/50

Date: 19 May 1877

Description

Regrets that he has misinterpreted a letter from George Gabriel Stokes. 'I am afraid my misinterpretation of your former courteous letter has troubled you - which I regret'.. Requests permission to withdraw the paper, and provides a forwarding address for the manuscript.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1877]

Reference number
RR/8/50
Earliest possible date
19 May 1877
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Second letter from William Carmichael McIntosh, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the structure of Magelona' by William Carmichael McIntosh, 19 May 1877, RR/8/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_50/second-letter-from-william-carmichael-mcintosh-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-on-the-structure-of-magelona-by-william-carmichael-mcintosh, accessed on 13 October 2024

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