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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The names of the chemical compounds should be given more clearly. 'I do not understand that you require my opinion as to eligibility for publication'.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology, Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1890]

Reference number
RR/10/300
Earliest possible date
23 June 1889
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Edward Frankland

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Edward Frankland, Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'The chemistry of the urine of the horse' by Fred Smith, 23 June 1889, RR/10/300, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_300/referees-report-by-edward-frankland-on-a-paper-the-chemistry-of-the-urine-of-the-horse-by-fred-smith, accessed on 10 February 2025

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