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Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Researches on the function of the intercostal muscles and on the respiratory movements, with some remarks on muscular power, in man' by John Hutchinson

Reference number: RR/1/114

Date: 10 November 1847

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The beginning of the paper is too long and contains a lot of irrelevant details. This style of paper is not suited to the Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1843].

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RR/1/114
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10 November 1847
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Sharpey

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William Sharpey, Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Researches on the function of the intercostal muscles and on the respiratory movements, with some remarks on muscular power, in man' by John Hutchinson, 10 November 1847, RR/1/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_114/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-researches-on-the-function-of-the-intercostal-muscles-and-on-the-respiratory-movements-with-some-remarks-on-muscular-power-in-man-by-john-hutchinson, accessed on 29 April 2025

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