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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Observations concerning transplantation of bone. Illustrated by a case of inter-human osseous transplantation, whereby over two-thirds of the shaft of a humerus was restored' by William Macewen

Reference number: RR/8/331

Date: 10 May 1881

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Recommended for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. The paper contains a new, and potentially valuable, scientific principle.

Subject: Physiology

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

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RR/8/331
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10 May 1881
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Observations concerning transplantation of bone. Illustrated by a case of inter-human osseous transplantation, whereby over two-thirds of the shaft of a humerus was restored' by William Macewen, 10 May 1881, RR/8/331, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_331/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-observations-concerning-transplantation-of-bone-illustrated-by-a-case-of-inter-human-osseous-transplantation-whereby-over-two-thirds-of-the-shaft-of-a-humerus-was-restored-by-william-macewen, accessed on 16 January 2025

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