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Referee's report by John Ambrose Fleming, on a paper 'An artificial retina and the theory of vision' by Jagadish Chunder Bose

Reference number: RR/15/15

Date: 26 June 1900

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Sectional commitee: Physics and chemistry

Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The paper is full of matter which is hypothetical and speculative. Bose attempts to elaborate a theory put forward by Dr Lodge in 'The Work of Hertz'. Thinks the subject matter cannot properly be dealt with except in the combined labours of a competent physiologist and physicist. He is not competent to deal with the physiological matter of the paper, which forms its greater part, and thinks it ought best be submitted to a physiologist. It should be suggested that the paper be compressed considerably with a view of possible publication in the Proceedings.

[Not published].

Endorsed on verso as received 26 June 1900.

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RR/15/15
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26 June 1900
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Typescript

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John Ambrose Fleming

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John Ambrose Fleming, Referee's report by John Ambrose Fleming, on a paper 'An artificial retina and the theory of vision' by Jagadish Chunder Bose, 26 June 1900, RR/15/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_15_15/referees-report-by-john-ambrose-fleming-on-a-paper-an-artificial-retina-and-the-theory-of-vision-by-jagadish-chunder-bose, accessed on 16 January 2025

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