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Referee's report by Henry Bence Jones, on a paper 'On the action of bile upon fats; with additional observations on excretine' by William Marcet

Reference number: RR/3/189

Date: 31 July 1858

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it 'contains new and important observations on a subject upon which the present state of our knowledge is very uncertain'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1857].

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RR/3/189
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31 July 1858
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry Bence Jones

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Henry Bence Jones, Referee's report by Henry Bence Jones, on a paper 'On the action of bile upon fats; with additional observations on excretine' by William Marcet, 31 July 1858, RR/3/189, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_189/referees-report-by-henry-bence-jones-on-a-paper-on-the-action-of-bile-upon-fats-with-additional-observations-on-excretine-by-william-marcet, accessed on 21 January 2026

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