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Paper, 'The cranial nerves of the torpedo. Preliminary note' by J C [James Cossar] Ewart

Reference number: PP/15/23

Date: 1890

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Ewart writes: 'The cranial nerves of the torpedo agree in their general arrangement with those of the skate. The ophthalmicus profundus occupies the usual position, but its ganglion lies in close contact with the Gasserian, and not on a level with the ciliary, ganglion. The trigeminus has the usual distribution, for, notwithstanding the statements in the most recent text-books, the trigeminus sends no branch to the electric organ.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Neuroscience / Ichthyology

Received 13 February 1890. Read 6 March 1890. Communicated by Michael Foster.

A version of this paper was published in volume 47 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The cranial nerves of the torpedo. (Preliminary note.)'.

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PP/15/23
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1890
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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James Cossar Ewart

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James Cossar Ewart, Paper, 'The cranial nerves of the torpedo. Preliminary note' by J C [James Cossar] Ewart, 1890, PP/15/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_15_23/paper-the-cranial-nerves-of-the-torpedo-preliminary-note-by-j-c-james-cossar-ewart, accessed on 03 December 2024

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