Unpublished paper, 'On the formation of cells in animal bodies' by E [Edmund] Montgomery

Description

Montgomery describes a series of observations in which 'so called organic “cells,” chiefly those of various cancerous tumours, were seen, on the addition of water, to expand to several times their original size, and at last to vanish altogether into the surrounding medium. The “nucleus” did not always participate in this change, but at times remained unaltered, whilst the outer constituents of the “cell” were undergoing this process of expansion.'

Marked on front as 'Archives Feb 21/67'. Includes 20 figures of cells throughout the text. Preceded by an undated covering letter from Montgomery to [William] Sharpey.

Subject: Biology / Microbiology / Pathology

Received 8 November 1866. Read 20 December 1866. Communicated by [John] Simon.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 15 of Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the formation of "cells" in animal bodies'.

Reference number

AP/48/4

Earliest possible date

1866

Physical description

Ink on paper

Page extent

34 pages

Format

Drawing
Manuscript