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Letter from William Augustus Tilden, on a paper 'Constitution of the terpenes camphors and camphor acid' by John Norman Collie to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/36

Date: 19 November 1891

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The paper's fundamental assumptions are 'so speculative'. However, it is also 'worthy of attention'. Referee is unsure as to whether the paper should be published in Philosophical Transactions. Asks the Secretary to decide, as he can 'decide better'.

Subject: Chemistry

[Not published].

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RR/11/36
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19 November 1891
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Augustus Tilden

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William Augustus Tilden, Letter from William Augustus Tilden, on a paper 'Constitution of the terpenes camphors and camphor acid' by John Norman Collie to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, Secretary of the Royal Society, 19 November 1891, RR/11/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_36/letter-from-william-augustus-tilden-on-a-paper-constitution-of-the-terpenes-camphors-and-camphor-acid-by-john-norman-collie-to-john-william-strutt-lord-rayleigh-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 December 2024

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