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Referee's report by John Zachary Young, on a paper 'The visceral nervous system of the earthworm: I. Nerves controlling the tone of the alimentary canal' by Flight-lieutenant Norman Millott

Reference number: RR/68/244

Date: 1942

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Sectional Committee: Zoology

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Finds some statements vague, which require further explanation. Some of the figures are unconvincing.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

No received date.

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RR/68/244
Earliest possible date
1942
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Standardised form (type E)
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Zachary Young

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John Zachary Young, Referee's report by John Zachary Young, on a paper 'The visceral nervous system of the earthworm: I. Nerves controlling the tone of the alimentary canal' by Flight-lieutenant Norman Millott, 1942, RR/68/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_244/referees-report-by-john-zachary-young-on-a-paper-the-visceral-nervous-system-of-the-earthworm-i-nerves-controlling-the-tone-of-the-alimentary-canal-by-flight-lieutenant-norman-millott, accessed on 08 November 2024

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