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Sectional committee: not stated

Not recommended for publication. Lists six points which presumably link to annotations on the original paper manuscript. Has found no contribution to knowledge on the first two pages of the paper. Page three consists of 'hazy negative criticism of something left equally hazy'.

[Not published].

Endorsed on recto as received 20 June 1900.

Reference number
RR/15/37
Earliest possible date
19 June 1900
Physical description
Report on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Augustus Desire Waller

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Augustus Desire Waller, Referee's report by Augustus Desire Waller, on a paper 'A criticism of the Young-Helmholtz theory of colour perception' by Frederick Edridge-Green, 19 June 1900, RR/15/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_15_37/referees-report-by-augustus-desire-waller-on-a-paper-a-criticism-of-the-young-helmholtz-theory-of-colour-perception-by-frederick-edridge-green, accessed on 13 December 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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