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Referee's report by William Bate Hardy, on a paper 'Examination of the fine structure of wool by X-ray analysis' by J Ewles and J B Speakman

Reference number: RR/39/72

Date: November 1929

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Sectional Committee: Physiology

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Does not have 'critical knowledge of X-ray analyses' and can therefore only accept the evidence given in the paper. Suggests the author may want to re-evaluate his comments on formaldehyde.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London' B, 1930]

Endorsed on verso as received 19 November 1929.

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RR/39/72
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November 1929
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William Bate Hardy, Referee's report by William Bate Hardy, on a paper 'Examination of the fine structure of wool by X-ray analysis' by J Ewles and J B Speakman, November 1929, RR/39/72, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_39_72/referees-report-by-william-bate-hardy-on-a-paper-examination-of-the-fine-structure-of-wool-by-x-ray-analysis-by-j-ewles-and-j-b-speakman, accessed on 19 January 2026

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