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

Reference number: RR/2/242

Date: 24 August 1852

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Makes note of the lack of reference to other authors or previous work on the subject, and how previously-known information is interwoven with new information, in such a way that it is hard to distinguish. Suggests the authors edit their manuscript. Refers to work by William Baly, and his translation of Muller's Physiology. Refers to work by Benjamin Collins Brodie, Robert Bentley Todd and William Bowman [Physiological Anatomy, Vol.I, p.90] and Albert von Kölliker.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/242
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24 August 1852
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Letter on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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William Sharpey

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William Sharpey, Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Observations on the structure and development of bone' by John Tomes and Campbell Greig De Morgan, 24 August 1852, RR/2/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_242/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-observations-on-the-structure-and-development-of-bone-by-john-tomes-and-campbell-greig-de-morgan, accessed on 24 March 2025

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    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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