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Referee's report by Henry Bence Jones on a paper 'An experimental inquiry into the alleged sugar-forming function of the liver' by Frederick William Pavy

Reference number: RR/3/213

Date: 31 July 1858

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The paper contains new facts and important observations but at present, it is too long and controversial to be published.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1858].

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RR/3/213
Earliest possible date
31 July 1858
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Letter on paper
Page extent
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 'An experimental inquiry into the alleged sugar-forming function of the liver' by Frederick William Pavy, 31 July 1858, RR/3/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_213/referees-report-by-henry-bence-jones-on-a-paper-an-experimental-inquiry-into-the-alleged-sugar-forming-function-of-the-liver-by-frederick-william-pavy, accessed on 18 June 2025

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