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Referee's report by John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'A statistical survey of colour vision' by R A Houstoun

Reference number: RR/25/24

Date: May 1918

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Sectional Committee: Physics and Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Does not understand the theories of the author. Suggests another opinion is sought.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London' A, 1918]

Endorsed on verso as received 1 May 1918.

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RR/25/24
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May 1918
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Standardised form (type D)
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John William Strutt

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John William Strutt, Referee's report by John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'A statistical survey of colour vision' by R A Houstoun, May 1918, RR/25/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_25_24/referees-report-by-john-william-strutt-lord-rayleigh-on-a-paper-a-statistical-survey-of-colour-vision-by-r-a-houstoun, accessed on 09 September 2024

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