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Referee's report by Alfred Swaine Taylor, on a paper 'An account of the organic chemical constituents or immediate principles the excrements of man and animals in the healthy state' by William Marcet

Reference number: RR/2/147

Date: 24 June 1854

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Researches are original, if not yet of practical medical or physiological use. Refers to work of Justus Lichig. Suggests some editorial changes.

Subject: Physiology, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/147
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24 June 1854
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Alfred Swaine Taylor

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Alfred Swaine Taylor, Referee's report by Alfred Swaine Taylor, on a paper 'An account of the organic chemical constituents or immediate principles the excrements of man and animals in the healthy state' by William Marcet, 24 June 1854, RR/2/147, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_147/referees-report-by-alfred-swaine-taylor-on-a-paper-an-account-of-the-organic-chemical-constituents-or-immediate-principles-the-excrements-of-man-and-animals-in-the-healthy-state-by-william-marcet, accessed on 17 May 2025

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  • Referee Reports

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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