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Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'Experimental researches into the functions of the cerebellum' by J S Risien Russell

Reference number: RR/12/218

Date: 17 April 1894

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Agrees that only part of the paper contains new and important facts. Suggests the author shorten the paper, especially in the introduction and theoretical discussion. Makes suggestions for printing the figures and photographs.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1894]

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RR/12/218
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17 April 1894
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Scott Burdon-Sanderson

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John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'Experimental researches into the functions of the cerebellum' by J S Risien Russell, 17 April 1894, RR/12/218, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_218/referees-report-by-john-scott-burdon-sanderson-on-a-paper-experimental-researches-into-the-functions-of-the-cerebellum-by-j-s-risien-russell, accessed on 17 January 2025

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