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Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'On the temperature of the human body in health' by Sydney Ringer and the late Andrew Patrick Stuart

Reference number: RR/6/246

Date: 1869

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper does not impart any new facts, but the investigations are interesting and valuable. Considers the paper more suitable for the Proceedings. Suggests the paper could be reduced in length without affecting its value.

Subject: Physiology

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

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RR/6/246
Earliest possible date
1869
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Sharpey

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William Sharpey, Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'On the temperature of the human body in health' by Sydney Ringer and the late Andrew Patrick Stuart, 1869, RR/6/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_246/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-on-the-temperature-of-the-human-body-in-health-by-sydney-ringer-and-the-late-andrew-patrick-stuart, accessed on 14 December 2024

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