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Referee's report by William Benjamin Carpenter, on a paper 'Observations on the structure and development of bone' by John Tomes and Campbell Greig De Morgan

Reference number: RR/2/241

Date: 02 December 1852

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work by William Sharpey. Suggests that several pages on the general description of bone should be omitted, as the information is very familiar to researchers.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/241
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02 December 1852
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Benjamin Carpenter

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William Benjamin Carpenter, Referee's report by William Benjamin Carpenter, on a paper 'Observations on the structure and development of bone' by John Tomes and Campbell Greig De Morgan, 02 December 1852, RR/2/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_241/referees-report-by-william-benjamin-carpenter-on-a-paper-observations-on-the-structure-and-development-of-bone-by-john-tomes-and-campbell-greig-de-morgan, accessed on 17 April 2025

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