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Referee's report by Francis Darwin, on a paper 'On the ascent of sap' by Henry Horatio Dixon and John Joly

Reference number: RR/12/310

Date: 24 October 1894

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the botanical parts to be alright. Cannot give an opinion on the theory, which is based on Maxwellian physics. Suggests the paper should be reviewed by a physicist. States that the authors have been assisted by George Francis Fitzgerald.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1895]

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RR/12/310
Earliest possible date
24 October 1894
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Darwin

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Francis Darwin, Referee's report by Francis Darwin, on a paper 'On the ascent of sap' by Henry Horatio Dixon and John Joly, 24 October 1894, RR/12/310, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_310/referees-report-by-francis-darwin-on-a-paper-on-the-ascent-of-sap-by-henry-horatio-dixon-and-john-joly, accessed on 11 September 2024

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