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Referee's report by Thomas Graham, on a paper 'On the action of nitric acid on various vegetables, with a more particular examination of spartium scoparium, linn., or common broom' by John Stenhouse

Reference number: RR/2/9

Date: 28 December 1850

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests simplifying the title, with the author's permission, to read less 'awkwardly', with a suggested alternative.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/9
Earliest possible date
28 December 1850
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Graham

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Thomas Graham, Referee's report by Thomas Graham, on a paper 'On the action of nitric acid on various vegetables, with a more particular examination of spartium scoparium, linn., or common broom' by John Stenhouse, 28 December 1850, RR/2/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_9/referees-report-by-thomas-graham-on-a-paper-on-the-action-of-nitric-acid-on-various-vegetables-with-a-more-particular-examination-of-spartium-scoparium-linn-or-common-broom-by-john-stenhouse, accessed on 21 April 2025

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