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Referee's report by James Paget, on a paper 'On the electrical condition of the egg of the common fowl' by John Davy

Reference number: RR/4/62

Date: 15 June 1859

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1859].

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RR/4/62
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15 June 1859
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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James Paget

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James Paget, Referee's report by James Paget, on a paper 'On the electrical condition of the egg of the common fowl' by John Davy, 15 June 1859, RR/4/62, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_62/referees-report-by-james-paget-on-a-paper-on-the-electrical-condition-of-the-egg-of-the-common-fowl-by-john-davy, accessed on 19 January 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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