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Referee's report by William Henry Flower, on a paper 'On the affinities of thylacoleo' by Richard Owen

Reference number: RR/9/172

Date: 20 March 1883

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The 'new material brought forward' makes it suitable for publication.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1883].

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RR/9/172
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20 March 1883
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Henry Flower

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William Henry Flower, Referee's report by William Henry Flower, on a paper 'On the affinities of thylacoleo' by Richard Owen, 20 March 1883, RR/9/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_172/referees-report-by-william-henry-flower-on-a-paper-on-the-affinities-of-thylacoleo-by-richard-owen, accessed on 17 February 2026

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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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