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Report by the Committee of Physiology on a paper 'On the nerves of the uterus' by Thomas Snow Beck

Reference number: RR/1/21

Date: 1845

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Report by the Committee of Physiology recommending Thomas Snow Beck for the award of Royal Medal, praising Beck's paper, commenting on the level of detail in the paper and subsequent improvement on existing physiological knowledge.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1846].

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RR/1/21
Earliest possible date
1845
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Report on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Report by the Committee of Physiology on a paper 'On the nerves of the uterus' by Thomas Snow Beck, 1845, RR/1/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_21/report-by-the-committee-of-physiology-on-a-paper-on-the-nerves-of-the-uterus-by-thomas-snow-beck, accessed on 02 December 2024

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