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Referee's report by William Hobson Mills, on a paper 'On asymmetric induction with diphenic acid' by M S Lesslie and E E Turner

Reference number: RR/46/31

Date: October 1932

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Sectional Committee: Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', unless greatly modified. Believes the authors are mistaken in their interpretation of the results. Provides detailed criticism of the results and their interpretation.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 17 October 1932.

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RR/46/31
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October 1932
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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14 pages
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Manuscript
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William Hobson Mills

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William Hobson Mills, Referee's report by William Hobson Mills, on a paper 'On asymmetric induction with diphenic acid' by M S Lesslie and E E Turner, October 1932, RR/46/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_46_31/referees-report-by-william-hobson-mills-on-a-paper-on-asymmetric-induction-with-diphenic-acid-by-m-s-lesslie-and-e-e-turner, accessed on 29 April 2025

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