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Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'On the physiological action of the chinoline and pyridine bases' by John Gray McKendrick and James Dewar

Reference number: RR/7/324

Date: 13 December 1874

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions,as it would be better placed in the Proceedings. The results are 'of unquestionable importance' but 'the investigation is not complete'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1877].

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RR/7/324
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13 December 1874
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Scott Burdon-Sanderson

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John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Referee's report by John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, on a paper 'On the physiological action of the chinoline and pyridine bases' by John Gray McKendrick and James Dewar, 13 December 1874, RR/7/324, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_324/referees-report-by-john-scott-burdon-sanderson-on-a-paper-on-the-physiological-action-of-the-chinoline-and-pyridine-bases-by-john-gray-mckendrick-and-james-dewar, accessed on 13 July 2026

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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