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RefNoPP/23/32
Previous numbersPP/56/33
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'La fine structure des centres nerveux. The Croonian Lecture' [The structure of nerve centres] by Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Date1894
DescriptionRamón y Cajal discusses the structure of the nervous system. He writes: 'A l’invitation gracieuse que m’ont faite les honorables membres de cette société savante de venir dans cette séance rendre compte de mes travaux sur la structure des centres nerveux, mon premier dessein, je ne le cacherai pas, a été de renoncer à un honneur que je jugeais par trop disproportionné avec mes mérites; mais je songeai ensuite que votre bienveillance à m’écouter ne saurait être moindre que la générosité de votre invitation, et je me suis résigné au rôle, peu flatteur du reste, d’interrompre un moment l’harmonieux concert de vos beaux travaux. J’ai d’autant plus besoin de toute vobre indulgence que je vais vous entretenir d’un sujet qui vous est parfaitement connu. Tout ce que je vais vous dire, des maîtres aussi éminents que His, Kölliker, Waldeyer, von Lenhossék, van Gehuchten, l’ont déjà publié et résumé d’une manière presque irréprochable.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Neuroscience

Received 1 March 1894 / 2 March 1894. Read 8 March 1894.

The Croonian Medal and Lecture is the Royal Society's premier lecture in the biological sciences. The lectureship was conceived by William Croone, one of the original Fellows of the Society. Among the papers left on his death in 1684 were plans to endow two lectureships, one at the Royal Society and the other at the Royal College of Physicians. His widow later bequeathed the means to carry out the scheme. The lecture series began in 1738.

A version of this paper was published in volume 55 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The Croonian lecture.—La fine structure des centres nerveux'.
LanguageFrench
Extent70p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1894.0063
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8158Ramon y Cajal; Santiago (1852 - 1934)1852 - 1934
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