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RefNoRR/1/31
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by William Clift, on a paper 'On the anatomical and optical structure of the crystalline lenses of animals, particularly that of the cod' by David Brewster
Date18 June 1833
DescriptionNot recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, it is 'impossible to to judge fairly of the accuracy of his conclusions'. The subject would have been 'more satisfactory had the inquiry been concluded in the present paper'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1833].
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1833.0018
RelatedRecordRR/1/30
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7491Clift; William (1775 - 1849); museum curator and scientific illustrator1775 - 1849
NA7450Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher1781 - 1868
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