Letter from Robert Lee, on his paper 'On the existence of the decidua around the ovum within the fallopian tube, in four cases of fallopian-tube conception, and on the absence of any trace of decidua in the cavity of the uterus in the same cases' to The Royal Society
Reference number: RR/3/177
Date: 12 December 1857

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The author complains about the way his paper is being analysed by referees, states that he is being wrongly accused of plagiarism. Urges the recipient of the letter to read out his letter at next Council meeting.
Subject: Physiology
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1857].
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- RR/3/177
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- 12 December 1857
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- Letter on paper
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- 3 pages
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Letter from Robert Lee, on his paper 'On the existence of the decidua around the ovum within the fallopian tube, in four cases of fallopian-tube conception, and on the absence of any trace of decidua in the cavity of the uterus in the same cases' to The Royal Society, 12 December 1857, RR/3/177, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_177/letter-from-robert-lee-on-his-paper-on-the-existence-of-the-decidua-around-the-ovum-within-the-fallopian-tube-in-four-cases-of-fallopian-tube-conception-and-on-the-absence-of-any-trace-of-decidua-in-the-cavity-of-the-uterus-in-the-same-cases-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 10 February 2025
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Referee's report by William Clark, on a paper 'On the existence of the decidua around the ovum within the fallopian tube, in four cases of fallopian-tube conception, and on the absence of any trace of decidua in the cavity of the uterus in the same cases' by Robert Lee
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Referee's report by Arthur Farre, on a paper 'On the existence of the decidua around the ovum within the fallopian tube, in four cases of fallopian-tube conception, and on the absence of any trace of decidua in the cavity of the uterus in the same cases' by Robert Lee
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Creator: Richard Owen Reference number: RR/3/178
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