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Referee's report by Charles Scott Sherrington, on a paper 'On the coelomic fluid of Lumbricus terrestris in reference to a protective mechanism' by Lim Boon Keng

Reference number: RR/12/143

Date: 22 September 1893

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The material, although limited in scope, is treated thoroughly, and the observations are made using new techniques. Suggests making the references in the text more exact.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1895]

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RR/12/143
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22 September 1893
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Scott Sherrington

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Charles Scott Sherrington, Referee's report by Charles Scott Sherrington, on a paper 'On the coelomic fluid of Lumbricus terrestris in reference to a protective mechanism' by Lim Boon Keng, 22 September 1893, RR/12/143, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_143/referees-report-by-charles-scott-sherrington-on-a-paper-on-the-coelomic-fluid-of-lumbricus-terrestris-in-reference-to-a-protective-mechanism-by-lim-boon-keng, accessed on 20 January 2025

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