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Referee's report by Michael Foster, on a paper 'The sensitiveness of the retina to light and colour' by William De Wiveleslie Abney

Reference number: RR/13/164

Date: 6 June 1897

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The author should refer to other works on the subject and make reference to them.

Subject: Physics/Chemistry

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1897].

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RR/13/164
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6 June 1897
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Report on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Michael Foster

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Michael Foster, Referee's report by Michael Foster, on a paper 'The sensitiveness of the retina to light and colour' by William De Wiveleslie Abney, 6 June 1897, RR/13/164, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_13_164/referees-report-by-michael-foster-on-a-paper-the-sensitiveness-of-the-retina-to-light-and-colour-by-william-de-wiveleslie-abney, accessed on 18 January 2025

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