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Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'Physiological inferences derived from human and comparative anatomy respecting the origins of the nerves, the cerebellum and the straited bodies' by J Swan

Reference number: RR/1/237

Date: 05 July 1843

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it 'contains no new facts, but merely observations'.

Subject: Physiology

[Not published].

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RR/1/237
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05 July 1843
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Lawrence

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William Lawrence, Referee's report by William Lawrence, on a paper 'Physiological inferences derived from human and comparative anatomy respecting the origins of the nerves, the cerebellum and the straited bodies' by J Swan, 05 July 1843, RR/1/237, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_237/referees-report-by-william-lawrence-on-a-paper-physiological-inferences-derived-from-human-and-comparative-anatomy-respecting-the-origins-of-the-nerves-the-cerebellum-and-the-straited-bodies-by-j-swan, accessed on 20 July 2025

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