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West presents physiological observations regarding the pleurae of the lungs.

Annotations in pencil throughout.

Subject: Physiology

Received 23 May 1887. Communicated by Sir James Paget.

Noted as 'Publication deferred' in volume 42 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society.

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AP/64/14
Earliest possible date
1887
Physical description
Ink and coloured pencil on paper
Page extent
12 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'On the force with which the two layers of the healthy pleura cohere' by Samuel West, 1887, AP/64/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_64_14/unpublished-paper-on-the-force-with-which-the-two-layers-of-the-healthy-pleura-cohere-by-samuel-west, accessed on 13 May 2025

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