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Referee's report by Sydney Chapman, on a paper 'A mathematical theory of evolution, based on the conclusions of Dr. J. C. Willis' by George Udny Yule

Reference number: RR/29/78

Date: October 1923

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Sectional committee: Botany

Does not state whether the paper is recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions or Proceedings. It 'appears to have much value' and is a 'necessary part of the discussion'. It is also 'over long and elaborate in comparison to the contribution to knowledge which it may be regarded as making'.

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1925].

Endorsed on verso as received 19 October 1923.

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RR/29/78
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October 1923
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Standardised form (type D) and typed copy on paper
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5 pages
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Sydney Chapman

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Sydney Chapman, Referee's report by Sydney Chapman, on a paper 'A mathematical theory of evolution, based on the conclusions of Dr. J. C. Willis' by George Udny Yule, October 1923, RR/29/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_29_78/referees-report-by-sydney-chapman-on-a-paper-a-mathematical-theory-of-evolution-based-on-the-conclusions-of-dr-j-c-willis-by-george-udny-yule, accessed on 17 January 2025

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