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Letter from unknown author, on his unknown paper to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/66

Date: 24 April 1981

Description

Responds to the statement made by the Royal Society that his paper 'has not been passed for publication'. The paper has been with the Royal Society for some months and in that time, several other papers have been published on the same subject. The Royal Society is putting him at a 'disadvantage'.

Reference number
RR/11/66
Earliest possible date
24 April 1981
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from unknown author, on his unknown paper to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 24 April 1981, RR/11/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_66/letter-from-unknown-author-on-his-unknown-paper-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 03 December 2024

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