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Referee's report by William de Wiveleslie Abney, on a paper 'On observations on hue perception' by F W Edridge-Green

Reference number: RR/17/36

Date: June 1906

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Sectional Committee: Physiology

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. If the paper is to be published, suggests the tables should be curtailed. Points out issues with the methods involved.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 28 June 1906.

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RR/17/36
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June 1906
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Standardised form (type C) and letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William de Wiveleslie Abney

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William de Wiveleslie Abney, Referee's report by William de Wiveleslie Abney, on a paper 'On observations on hue perception' by F W Edridge-Green, June 1906, RR/17/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_17_36/referees-report-by-william-de-wiveleslie-abney-on-a-paper-on-observations-on-hue-perception-by-f-w-edridge-green, accessed on 20 March 2025

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