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Letter from William Sharpey, on behalf of the Committee of Physiology, on a paper 'On the structure of the dental tissues of marsupial animals, and more especially of the enamel' by John Tomes

Reference number: RR/1/251

Date: 18 July 1849

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Letter written by William Sharpey, on behalf of the Committee of Physiology recommending the paper for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862].

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RR/1/251
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18 July 1849
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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, Letter from William Sharpey, on behalf of the Committee of Physiology, on a paper 'On the structure of the dental tissues of marsupial animals, and more especially of the enamel' by John Tomes, 18 July 1849, RR/1/251, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_251/letter-from-william-sharpey-on-behalf-of-the-committee-of-physiology-on-a-paper-on-the-structure-of-the-dental-tissues-of-marsupial-animals-and-more-especially-of-the-enamel-by-john-tomes, accessed on 10 June 2026

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