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Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'The asymmetrical probability curve' by F Y Edgeworth

Reference number: RR/12/99

Date: 03 July 1894

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The referee is not well acquainted with the literature on the subject, and therefore places little value on his opinions. The importance of the subject to other areas of scientific research recommends the paper to publication. However, 'the paper requires revision and preparation for the mess on almost every page. If the author counts on doing this in proof it is not very fair on this Society'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1894]

Reference number
RR/12/99
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03 July 1894
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Howard Darwin

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George Howard Darwin, Referee's report by George Howard Darwin, on a paper 'The asymmetrical probability curve' by F Y Edgeworth, 03 July 1894, RR/12/99, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_99/referees-report-by-george-howard-darwin-on-a-paper-the-asymmetrical-probability-curve-by-f-y-edgeworth, accessed on 20 June 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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