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Referee's report by James Colquhoun Irvine, on a paper 'The action of ammonia and of amino-compounds on reducing sugars. I - The action of ammonia on dextrose ad laevulose' by Arthur R Ling and Dinshaw Rattonji Nanji

Reference number: RR/26/82

Date: 03 February 1922

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Sectional Committee: Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Considers the paper of very poor quality. As the title suggests this is the first in a series, it should be withheld from publication.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 6 February 1922.

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RR/26/82
Earliest possible date
03 February 1922
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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6 pages
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Typescript

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James Colquhoun Irvine

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James Colquhoun Irvine, Referee's report by James Colquhoun Irvine, on a paper 'The action of ammonia and of amino-compounds on reducing sugars. I - The action of ammonia on dextrose ad laevulose' by Arthur R Ling and Dinshaw Rattonji Nanji, 03 February 1922, RR/26/82, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_26_82/referees-report-by-james-colquhoun-irvine-on-a-paper-the-action-of-ammonia-and-of-amino-compounds-on-reducing-sugars-i-the-action-of-ammonia-on-dextrose-ad-laevulose-by-arthur-r-ling-and-dinshaw-rattonji-nanji, accessed on 20 July 2026

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