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Referee's report by Edmund Alexander Parkes, on a paper 'On the elimination of urea and urinary water, in relation to the period of the day, season, exertion, food, prison discipline, weight of body, and other influences acting in the cycle of the year' by Edward Smith

Reference number: RR/4/238

Date: 25 June 1861

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. This is the referee's first report, so he is unsure as to what to include. He gives two suggestions which could be made to the author.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1861].

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RR/4/238
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25 June 1861
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edmund Alexander Parkes

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Edmund Alexander Parkes, Referee's report by Edmund Alexander Parkes, on a paper 'On the elimination of urea and urinary water, in relation to the period of the day, season, exertion, food, prison discipline, weight of body, and other influences acting in the cycle of the year' by Edward Smith, 25 June 1861, RR/4/238, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_238/referees-report-by-edmund-alexander-parkes-on-a-paper-on-the-elimination-of-urea-and-urinary-water-in-relation-to-the-period-of-the-day-season-exertion-food-prison-discipline-weight-of-body-and-other-influences-acting-in-the-cycle-of-the-year-by-edward-smith, accessed on 09 November 2025

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