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Referee's report by William Scovell Savory, on a paper 'The formation and early growth of the bones of the human face' by George William Callender

Reference number: RR/6/40

Date: 27 July 1868

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The main interest is the careful description of the development of the intermaxillary bones.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/40
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27 July 1868
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Letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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William Scovell Savory

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William Scovell Savory, Referee's report by William Scovell Savory, on a paper 'The formation and early growth of the bones of the human face' by George William Callender, 27 July 1868, RR/6/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_40/referees-report-by-william-scovell-savory-on-a-paper-the-formation-and-early-growth-of-the-bones-of-the-human-face-by-george-william-callender, accessed on 17 May 2025

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