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Letter from Joseph Reynolds Green, to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'Researches on the germination of the pollen grain and the nutrition of the pollen tube' by Joseph Reynolds Green

Reference number: RR/12/120

Date: 28 February 1894

Description

The criticisms of the referees are based on an imperfect acquaintance with the work. Thinks he may not have enclosed enough detail in the paper. Asks if he can see the paper again on his next visit to Burlington House.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1894]

Reference number
RR/12/120
Earliest possible date
28 February 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from Joseph Reynolds Green, to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'Researches on the germination of the pollen grain and the nutrition of the pollen tube' by Joseph Reynolds Green, 28 February 1894, RR/12/120, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_120/letter-from-joseph-reynolds-green-to-john-william-strutt-lord-rayleigh-regarding-a-paper-researches-on-the-germination-of-the-pollen-grain-and-the-nutrition-of-the-pollen-tube-by-joseph-reynolds-green, accessed on 12 January 2025

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