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Referee's report by Benjamin Collins Brodie, on a paper 'On the structure and functions of the spleen' by Thomas Gordon Hake

Reference number: RR/1/85

Date: 09 August 1839

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The author has not succeeded in bringing his views 'down to the level of [referee's] comprehension'. Referee strongly advises the author to withdraw his paper and 'initiate further investigations'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1837].

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RR/1/85
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09 August 1839
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Benjamin Collins Brodie

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Benjamin Collins Brodie, Referee's report by Benjamin Collins Brodie, on a paper 'On the structure and functions of the spleen' by Thomas Gordon Hake, 09 August 1839, RR/1/85, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1_85/referees-report-by-benjamin-collins-brodie-on-a-paper-on-the-structure-and-functions-of-the-spleen-by-thomas-gordon-hake, accessed on 13 January 2026

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