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RefNoRR/2/186
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Henry Bence Jones, on a paper 'An experimental inquiry into the nature of the metamorphosis of saccharine matter, as a normal process of the animal economy' by Frederick William Pavy
Date17 June 1855
DescriptionNot recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Claude Bernard. Considers the experiments 'not free from doubt', giving erroneous results. Suggests the author should work out the problems with the experiments and give results with less room for argument.

Subject: Physiology, Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1854.0086 Vol.7 1856
RelatedRecordAP.37.12
RR/2/187
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3283Jones; Henry Bence (1813 - 1873); physician and chemist1813 - 1873
NA6055Pavy; Frederick William (1829 - 1911)1829 - 1911
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