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

Reference number: RR/4/159

Date: 25 January 1859

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Everything that is worth publishing can already be found in the author's existing paper in Proceedings.

Subject: Physiology

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

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RR/4/159
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25 January 1859
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Letter on paper
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4 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 'On the action of bile upon fats; with additional observations on excretine' by William Marcet, 25 January 1859, RR/4/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_159/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-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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