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Referee's report by Francis Sibson, on a paper 'On a geometrical representation of the action of the heart' by William John Macquorn Rankine

Reference number: RR/2/200

Date: 11 March 1852

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Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Refers to work of John Reid. Suggests the paper could be summarised in an abstract, with some of the illustrations, rather than published in full in the Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology, Mathematics

[Paper untraced - publication status unknown]

Reference number
RR/2/200
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11 March 1852
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Sibson

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Francis Sibson, Referee's report by Francis Sibson, on a paper 'On a geometrical representation of the action of the heart' by William John Macquorn Rankine, 11 March 1852, RR/2/200, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_200/referees-report-by-francis-sibson-on-a-paper-on-a-geometrical-representation-of-the-action-of-the-heart-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine, accessed on 12 December 2024

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