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Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Researches in animal electricity' by Charles Bland Radcliffe

Reference number: RR/7/50

Date: 16 June 1870

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Apologises for the length of the review. Paper not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1870].

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RR/7/50
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16 June 1870
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Report on paper
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15 pages
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Manuscript

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William Sharpey

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William Sharpey, Referee's report by William Sharpey, on a paper 'Researches in animal electricity' by Charles Bland Radcliffe, 16 June 1870, RR/7/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_50/referees-report-by-william-sharpey-on-a-paper-researches-in-animal-electricity-by-charles-bland-radcliffe, accessed on 14 March 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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