Letter from Sidney Frederic Harmer, to Robert William Frederick Harrison, regarding three papers 'Experimental Studies in the Physiology of Heredity' by William Bateson, E R Saunders and Reginald Crundall Punnett, 'Experiments with Poulty' by C C Hurst, and 'Some Experiments on Wheat-breeding' by Rowland Harry Biffen

Reference number: RR/16/172

Date: 19 August 1904

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Harmer is extremely sorry to have to ask to be excused from reporting on the work which Harrison has referred to him. They are currently in the middle of the British Association week which leaves no time for anything else and he has promised, if possible, to report on a scientific collection by the end of summer. The only way he can do this is by devoting the whole of his spare time to it. He must reluctantly ask to be excused from reporting and send back the parcel of papers without opening it.

From what he knows of the authors and of their work, excepting Mr Hurst, whom he does not know, he should have no hesitation in saying that he thinks the work should be published.

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Reference number: RR/16/172
Earliest possible date: 19 August 1904
Physical description: Letter on paper
Page extent: 2 pages
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Sidney Frederic Harmer, Letter from Sidney Frederic Harmer, to Robert William Frederick Harrison, regarding three papers 'Experimental Studies in the Physiology of Heredity' by William Bateson, E R Saunders and Reginald Crundall Punnett, 'Experiments with Poulty' by C C Hurst, and 'Some Experiments on Wheat-breeding' by Rowland Harry Biffen, 19 August 1904, RR/16/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_16_172/letter-from-sidney-frederic-harmer-to-robert-william-frederick-harrison-regarding-three-papers-experimental-studies-in-the-physiology-of-heredity-by-william-bateson-e-r-saunders-and-reginald-crundall-punnett-experiments-with-poulty-by-c-c-hurst-and-some-experiments-on-wheat-breeding-by-rowland-harry-biffen, accessed on 17 January 2025

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