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Referee's report by Michael Foster, on a paper 'The localization of function in the brain' by David Ferrier

Reference number: RR/7/300

Date: 20 May 1874

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, in its current form. The first part of the paper contains facts which 'are of great importance'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1873].

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RR/7/300
Earliest possible date
20 May 1874
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Letter on paper
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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Michael Foster

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Michael Foster, Referee's report by Michael Foster, on a paper 'The localization of function in the brain' by David Ferrier, 20 May 1874, RR/7/300, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_300/referees-report-by-michael-foster-on-a-paper-the-localization-of-function-in-the-brain-by-david-ferrier, accessed on 02 December 2024

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