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Referee does not have the scientific background to accurately judge whether the paper is suitable for publication or not. Suggests sending it to Dr Alexander Scott instead.

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

Endorsed on verso as received 10 June 1910.

Reference number
RR/18/16
Earliest possible date
08 June 1910
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Typescript

Creator name

William Henry Perkin

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William Henry Perkin, Referee's report by William Henry Perkin, on a paper 'The relative atomic weights of nitrogen and sulphur' by F P Burt and F L Usher, 08 June 1910, RR/18/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_18_16/referees-report-by-william-henry-perkin-on-a-paper-the-relative-atomic-weights-of-nitrogen-and-sulphur-by-f-p-burt-and-f-l-usher, accessed on 16 February 2025

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