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Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'Preliminary note on a method of measuring colour-sensations by intermittent light, with description of an unfinished apparatus for the purpose' by George James Burch

Reference number: RR/18/110

Date: 1911

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Sectional committee: Physics and chemistry

Recommended for publication in Proceedings, in full.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1911].

Endorsed on verso as received 1911.

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RR/18/110
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1911
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2 pages
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John Henry Poynting

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John Henry Poynting, Referee's report by John Henry Poynting, on a paper 'Preliminary note on a method of measuring colour-sensations by intermittent light, with description of an unfinished apparatus for the purpose' by George James Burch, 1911, RR/18/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_18_110/referees-report-by-john-henry-poynting-on-a-paper-preliminary-note-on-a-method-of-measuring-colour-sensations-by-intermittent-light-with-description-of-an-unfinished-apparatus-for-the-purpose-by-george-james-burch, accessed on 15 June 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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