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Referee's report by Lionel Smith Beale, on two papers 'On the phenomena observed to attend the propulsion of lymph from one of the lymphatic hearts into a vein in the frog' and 'Microscopical characters of the rhythmically contractile muscular coat of the veins of the bat’s wing, of the lymphatic hearts of the frog, and of the caudal heart of the eel. In three parts.—Part I. Microscopical characters of the rhythmically contractile muscular coat of the veins of the web of the bat’s wing' by Thomas Wharton Jones

Reference number: RR/6/160

Date: 04 December 1868

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. First paper - No clear statement.

Subject: Physiology

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

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Second paper - The histological studies appear inconclusive. Agrees with William Scovell Savory [RR/6/159] and Thomas Henry Huxley [RR/6/158] in not recommending for publication in the Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

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

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RR/6/160
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04 December 1868
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Letter on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Lionel Smith Beale

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Lionel Smith Beale, Referee's report by Lionel Smith Beale, on two papers 'On the phenomena observed to attend the propulsion of lymph from one of the lymphatic hearts into a vein in the frog' and 'Microscopical characters of the rhythmically contractile muscular coat of the veins of the bat’s wing, of the lymphatic hearts of the frog, and of the caudal heart of the eel. In three parts.—Part I. Microscopical characters of the rhythmically contractile muscular coat of the veins of the web of the bat’s wing' by Thomas Wharton Jones, 04 December 1868, RR/6/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_160/referees-report-by-lionel-smith-beale-on-two-papers-on-the-phenomena-observed-to-attend-the-propulsion-of-lymph-from-one-of-the-lymphatic-hearts-into-a-vein-in-the-frog-and-microscopical-characters-of-the-rhythmically-contractile-muscular-coat-of-the-veins-of-the-bats-wing-of-the-lymphatic-hearts-of-the-frog-and-of-the-caudal-heart-of-the-eel-in-three-partspart-i-microscopical-characters-of-the-rhythmically-contractile-muscular-coat-of-the-veins-of-the-web-of-the-bats-wing-by-thomas-wharton-jones, accessed on 07 February 2025

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