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If the paper was curtailed in the manner indicated it would be too short for the Philosophical Transactions. Suggests waiting till the second paper is completed, and then referring it to the Council in the usual manner.

Subject: Physiology

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

Reference number
RR/5/154
Earliest possible date
26 June 1863
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, to Robert McDonnell, regarding a paper 'On the amyloid substance of the liver, and its ultimate destination in the animal economy' by Robert McDonnell, 26 June 1863, RR/5/154, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_154/letter-from-george-gabriel-stokes-to-robert-mcdonnell-regarding-a-paper-on-the-amyloid-substance-of-the-liver-and-its-ultimate-destination-in-the-animal-economy-by-robert-mcdonnell, accessed on 21 March 2025

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