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Letter from John Zachary Young, to Archibald Vivian Hill, regarding a paper 'The giant myelinated nerve fibres of the prawn' by William Holmes

Reference number: RR/68/231

Date: 15 May 1942

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Sectional Committee: Zoology

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Thinks the author has discovered many new and important points. Has made some suggestions to the author.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on recto as received 18 May 1942.

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RR/68/231
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15 May 1942
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Letter on paper
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1 page
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Typescript

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John Zachary Young

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John Zachary Young, Letter from John Zachary Young, to Archibald Vivian Hill, regarding a paper 'The giant myelinated nerve fibres of the prawn' by William Holmes, 15 May 1942, RR/68/231, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_231/letter-from-john-zachary-young-to-archibald-vivian-hill-regarding-a-paper-the-giant-myelinated-nerve-fibres-of-the-prawn-by-william-holmes, accessed on 20 January 2025

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