Referee's report by William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, on a paper 'Studies in the morphology of spore-producing members. Part. II. Ophioglossaceae' by Frederick Orpen Bower to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Reference number: RR/13/10
Date: 21 May 1896

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Recommended for publication in Proceedings, as it contains new and important observations. However, the author's facts are presented in a 'repulsive' way. There is a neglect of 'literary form and proper method' in modern scientific papers which should receive attention from the Council. Previous scientists such as Robert Brown and Hofmeister were able to describe their findings with 'absolute clearness and precision'. The tone of the paper is 'unduly polemical''. When the author puts speculation aside, he is an 'admirable and conscientious worker'.
Subject: Botany
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1895].
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William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, Referee's report by William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, on a paper 'Studies in the morphology of spore-producing members. Part. II. Ophioglossaceae' by Frederick Orpen Bower to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 21 May 1896, RR/13/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_10/referees-report-by-william-turner-thiselton-dyer-on-a-paper-studies-in-the-morphology-of-spore-producing-members-part-ii-ophioglossaceae-by-frederick-orpen-bower-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 February 2025
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I. Studies in the morphology of spore-producing members. Part. II. Ophioglossaceæ External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1896
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1895.0065
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Letter from William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, on a paper 'Studies in the morphology of spore-producing members. Part. II. Ophioglossaceae' by Frederick Orpen Bower to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Creator: William Turner Thiselton-Dyer Reference number: RR/13/9 -
Letter from William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, on a paper 'Studies in the morphology of spore-producing members. Part. II. Ophioglossaceae' by Frederick Orpen Bower to the Secretary of the Royal Society
Creator: William Turner Thiselton-Dyer Reference number: RR/13/12 -
Unpublished paper, 'Studies in the morphology of spore-producing members. Part II: Ophioglossaceae [adder's-tongue]' by F O [Frederick Orpen] Bower
Creator: Frederick Orpen Bower Reference number: AP/78/1
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Referees' reports: volume 13, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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