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Letter from William Bevan Lewis, regarding a paper 'Researches on the comparative structure of the cortex cerebri' by William Bevan Lewis

Reference number: RR/8/170

Date: 05 November 1879

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Appreciates the argument for the removal of the theoretical passages as suggested by the referees. Will fill in the references as suggested, and can provide further comparative illustrations. Requires the original manuscript as a guide.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1880]

Reference number
RR/8/170
Earliest possible date
05 November 1879
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from William Bevan Lewis, regarding a paper 'Researches on the comparative structure of the cortex cerebri' by William Bevan Lewis, 05 November 1879, RR/8/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_170/letter-from-william-bevan-lewis-regarding-a-paper-researches-on-the-comparative-structure-of-the-cortex-cerebri-by-william-bevan-lewis, accessed on 09 July 2025

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