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Reference numberNLB/32/886
Alternative reference numberNLB/32 p515
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor John Newport Langley, Fellow of the Royal Society
Date12 June 1906
DescriptionHarrison quotes the terms, recorded in the Council Minutes, of Langley's proposal of Professor Charles Scott Sherrington for a Royal Medal, which cite his "researches on the central nervous system, especially in relation to reflex action". He also encloses a copy of the statement of claims prepared by Langley on Sherrington's behalf.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7038Langley; John Newport (1852 - 1925)1852 - 1925
NA8281Sherrington; Sir; Charles Scott (1857 - 1952); physiologist1857 - 1952
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