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Returns Henry Bence Jones' report on Robert McDonnell's paper. Agrees with Henry Bence Jones that the paper requires shortening, and that the chemical arguments are not supported by the experiments.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1863]

Reference number
RR/5/129
Earliest possible date
29 June 1863
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Joseph Henry Gilbert

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Joseph Henry Gilbert, Letter from Joseph Henry Gilbert, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'On the amyloid substance of the liver, and its ultimate destination in the animal economy' by Robert McDonnell, 29 June 1863, RR/5/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_129/letter-from-joseph-henry-gilbert-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-on-the-amyloid-substance-of-the-liver-and-its-ultimate-destination-in-the-animal-economy-by-robert-mcdonnell, accessed on 11 December 2024

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