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Unpublished paper, 'The relation of physiological action to atomic weight' by H J Johnstone and Thomas Carnelly

Reference number: AP/66/24

Date: 1889

Description

The paper is divided into the following sections: 'As deduced from the character of the elements occurring naturally in living organisms' and 'The relation of physiological action and atomic weight as deduced from the toxic action of compounds administered artificially'. The authors then share a series of tables of experimental results.

Annotations in ink throughout.

Subject: Chemistry / Physiology

Received 5 October 1889. Read 12 December 1889.

Mentioned as received in volume 47 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The relation of physiological action to atomic weight'.

Reference number
AP/66/24
Earliest possible date
1889
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
43 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator names

H J Johnstone

Thomas Carnelley

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H J Johnstone, Thomas Carnelley, Unpublished paper, 'The relation of physiological action to atomic weight' by H J Johnstone and Thomas Carnelly, 1889, AP/66/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_66_24/unpublished-paper-the-relation-of-physiological-action-to-atomic-weight-by-h-j-johnstone-and-thomas-carnelly, accessed on 07 December 2024

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