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RefNoPT/46/7
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia (second series, revised) and on the direct agency of the spermatozoon' by George Newport
Date[1852]
DescriptionSubject: Zoology / Physiology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the impregnation of the ovum in the amphibia. (Second series, revised.) And on the direct agency of the spermatozoon'.

Received by the Royal Society on 10 May 1852. Read 17 June 1852.

Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 6, 1854.
Extent116p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0032
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1853.0010
Coggon, Jennifer. (2023). Sperm-Force: Naturphilosophie and George Newport’s Quest to Discover the Secret of Fertilization. Journal of the History of Biology. 1-73. DOI:10.1007/s10739-022-09696-3
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5371Newport; George (1803 - 1854)1803 - 1854
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