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Referee's report by John Bostock, on a paper 'On the chemical analysis of the contents of the thoracic duct in the human subject' by George Owen Rees

Reference number: RR/1/196

Date: c.1842

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it is a 'valuable addition to our knowledge of the nature of the fluid contained in that duct'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1842].

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RR/1/196
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c.1842
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Bostock

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John Bostock, Referee's report by John Bostock, on a paper 'On the chemical analysis of the contents of the thoracic duct in the human subject' by George Owen Rees, c.1842, RR/1/196, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_196/referees-report-by-john-bostock-on-a-paper-on-the-chemical-analysis-of-the-contents-of-the-thoracic-duct-in-the-human-subject-by-george-owen-rees, accessed on 18 March 2025

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