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Referee's report by Alexander William Williamson, on a paper 'The optical deportment of the atmosphere in relation to the phenomena of putrefaction and infection' by John Tyndall

Reference number: RR/7/497

Date: 19 May 1876

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1876].

Reference number
RR/7/497
Earliest possible date
19 May 1876
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LEtter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Alexander William Williamson

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Alexander William Williamson, Referee's report by Alexander William Williamson, on a paper 'The optical deportment of the atmosphere in relation to the phenomena of putrefaction and infection' by John Tyndall, 19 May 1876, RR/7/497, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_497/referees-report-by-alexander-william-williamson-on-a-paper-the-optical-deportment-of-the-atmosphere-in-relation-to-the-phenomena-of-putrefaction-and-infection-by-john-tyndall, accessed on 16 November 2025

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