Record

RefNoRR/2/246
LevelItem
TitleReferee'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]
DescriptionNot 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']
Extent24p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0078 Vol.6 1854
RelatedRecordRR/2/243
RR/2/244
AP/33/27
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7640Quain; Richard (1800 - 1887)1800 - 1887
NA7525Toynbee; Joseph (1815 - 1866)1815 - 1866
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