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RefNoRR/2/197
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by William Bowman, on a paper 'Description of a muscle of the striped variety, situated at the posterior part of the choroid coat of the eye in mammals, with an explanation of its mode of action in adapting the eye to distinct vision at different distances' by George Rainey
Date22 May 1851
DescriptionNot recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. After further examination of the preparations, and interviews with the reviewer, the author has come to the conclusion that the evidence is insufficient and wishes to withdraw the paper, a conclusion with which the reviewer agrees.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0008 Vol.6 1854
RelatedRecordAP.33.23
AP/33/23
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3689Bowman; Sir; William (1816 - 1892)1816 - 1892
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