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Referee's report by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, on a paper 'On the minute structure of the lung of the newt with especial reference to its nervous apparatus' by William Stirling

Reference number: RR/8/345

Date: 18 April 1881

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The style is loose and appears to have been written hastily, containing much repetition and lengthy descriptions. Suggests the author be asked to amend the paper, and make the descriptions more concise. Suggests omitting the 'Theoretical Considerations'.

Subject: Physiology

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

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RR/8/345
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18 April 1881
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer

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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Referee's report by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, on a paper 'On the minute structure of the lung of the newt with especial reference to its nervous apparatus' by William Stirling, 18 April 1881, RR/8/345, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_8_345/referees-report-by-edward-albert-sharpey-schafer-on-a-paper-on-the-minute-structure-of-the-lung-of-the-newt-with-especial-reference-to-its-nervous-apparatus-by-william-stirling, accessed on 08 July 2025

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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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