| Reference number | RR/2/246 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Richard Quain, on a paper 'On the functions of the membrana tympani, the ossicles and muscles of the tympanum, and of the eustachian tube in the human ear, with an account of the muscles of the eustachian tube and their action in different classes of animals' by Joseph Toynbee |
| Date | [1854] |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers the value of the paper to be in the 'originality and strict accuracy of the details'. Refers to work by Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Emil Huschke, Antonio Maria Valsalva, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Heinrich Müller and Jacob B Winslow. Gives extensive critical breakdown of the paper. Suggests the author should reference the work and researches of previous authors.
Subject: Physiology
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 24p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0078 Vol.6 1854 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/2/243 |
| RR/2/244 |
| AP/33/27 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7640 | Quain; Richard (1800 - 1887) | 1800 - 1887 |
| NA7525 | Toynbee; Joseph (1815 - 1866) | 1815 - 1866 |