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Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'On a crystalline fatty acid from human urine' and 'On oxalurate of ammonia as a constituent of human urine' by Edward Schunck

Reference number: RR/6/270

Date: 21 January 1867

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests publication in the Proceedings. The results are inconclusive.

Subject: Physiology, Chemistry

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

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests publication in the Proceedings. The interpretation of the results is very uncertain.

Subject: Physiology, Chemistry

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

Reference number
RR/6/270
Earliest possible date
21 January 1867
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
7 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Frankland

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Edward Frankland, Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'On a crystalline fatty acid from human urine' and 'On oxalurate of ammonia as a constituent of human urine' by Edward Schunck, 21 January 1867, RR/6/270, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_270/referees-report-by-edward-frankland-on-a-paper-on-a-crystalline-fatty-acid-from-human-urine-and-on-oxalurate-of-ammonia-as-a-constituent-of-human-urine-by-edward-schunck, accessed on 10 May 2026

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