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Referee's report by William Scovell Savory, on a paper 'On the arrangement of the muscular fibres in the ventricles of the vertebrate heart, with physiological remarks' by James Bell Pettigrew

Reference number: RR/5/182

Date: 27 July 1863

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the first part of the paper more satisfactory than the second part. Suggests removing some of the repeated statements.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1864]

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RR/5/182
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27 July 1863
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Scovell Savory

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William Scovell Savory, Referee's report by William Scovell Savory, on a paper 'On the arrangement of the muscular fibres in the ventricles of the vertebrate heart, with physiological remarks' by James Bell Pettigrew, 27 July 1863, RR/5/182, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_182/referees-report-by-william-scovell-savory-on-a-paper-on-the-arrangement-of-the-muscular-fibres-in-the-ventricles-of-the-vertebrate-heart-with-physiological-remarks-by-james-bell-pettigrew, accessed on 25 May 2025

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