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Referee's report by Arthur Gamgee, on a paper 'On the differences in the physiological effects produced by the poisous of certain species of Indian venomous snakes' by Alfred John Wall

Reference number: RR/8/263

Date: 08 April 1880

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Paper initially submitted as two papers.

First paper - Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests a full abstract be published in the Proceedings.

Second paper - Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests a revised abstract, making clear which parts are new observations, be printed in the Proceedings. Refers to work of Thomas Lauder Brunton and Joseph Fayrer.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1881]

Reference number
RR/8/263
Earliest possible date
08 April 1880
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Arthur Gamgee

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Arthur Gamgee, Referee's report by Arthur Gamgee, on a paper 'On the differences in the physiological effects produced by the poisous of certain species of Indian venomous snakes' by Alfred John Wall, 08 April 1880, RR/8/263, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_263/referees-report-by-arthur-gamgee-on-a-paper-on-the-differences-in-the-physiological-effects-produced-by-the-poisous-of-certain-species-of-indian-venomous-snakes-by-alfred-john-wall, accessed on 06 February 2025

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