Record

Reference numberRR/2/142
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by George Newport, on a paper 'On the anatomy of Nautilus umbilicatus, compared with that of Nautilus pompilius' by John Denis MacDonald
Date26 May 1853
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Thinks paper has omitted some important information. Refers to recently published paper by John Lubbock on a similar subject.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1855.0012 Vol.145 1855
Related records in the cataloguePT.51.4
RR/2/143
PT/51/4
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5371Newport; George (1803 - 1854)1803 - 1854
NA3682Macdonald; Sir; John Denis (1826 - 1908)1826 - 1908
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