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Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Anatomical and physiological observations on the organ of vision, for the purpose of ascertaining the alterations cause by section of the optic nerve' by Augustus Volney Waller

Reference number: RR/3/271

Date: 1856

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The paper is part of a series so these should all be combined to create one memoir for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The referee has been in contact with the author and claims that he agrees.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1856].

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RR/3/271
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1856
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Report on paper
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3 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 'Anatomical and physiological observations on the organ of vision, for the purpose of ascertaining the alterations cause by section of the optic nerve' by Augustus Volney Waller, 1856, RR/3/271, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_271/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-anatomical-and-physiological-observations-on-the-organ-of-vision-for-the-purpose-of-ascertaining-the-alterations-cause-by-section-of-the-optic-nerve-by-augustus-volney-waller, accessed on 05 December 2024

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