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Referee's report by Francis Galton, on a paper 'On the attitudes of animals in motion' by Eadward Muybridge

Reference number: RR/9/71

Date: 19 May 1882

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions or Proceedings. It is 'inferior in importance to another published book'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Not published].

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RR/9/71
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19 May 1882
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Report on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Galton

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Francis Galton, Referee's report by Francis Galton, on a paper 'On the attitudes of animals in motion' by Eadward Muybridge, 19 May 1882, RR/9/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_71/referees-report-by-francis-galton-on-a-paper-on-the-attitudes-of-animals-in-motion-by-eadward-muybridge, accessed on 16 September 2024

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