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Referee's report by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, on a paper 'The hippocampus' by Alex Hill

Reference number: RR/11/165

Date: 04 May 1892

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, although it may appear in Proceedings. The title is misleading, as it is not a complete account of the hippocampus. The author has not employed the best methods of investigation.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions B, 1893].

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RR/11/165
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04 May 1892
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer

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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Referee's report by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, on a paper 'The hippocampus' by Alex Hill, 04 May 1892, RR/11/165, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_165/referees-report-by-edward-albert-sharpey-schafer-on-a-paper-the-hippocampus-by-alex-hill, accessed on 08 July 2025

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