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Referee's report by Edward Mellanby, on a paper 'On the transmission of infra-red radiation by some skin samples' by H J Taylor

Reference number: RR/51/107

Date: 30 March 1933

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Sectional Committee: Physiology

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Has no confidence in his opinion. Agrees with Arthur Edwin Boycott in that the significance of the paper lies in the biological experiments, the methods of which are unsatisfactory. Suggests the author either do further experimental work to overcome the difficulties in the method, or pass the paper to another journal.

[Not published]

Endorsed on verso as received 31 March 1933.

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RR/51/107
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30 March 1933
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Mellanby, Referee's report by Edward Mellanby, on a paper 'On the transmission of infra-red radiation by some skin samples' by H J Taylor, 30 March 1933, RR/51/107, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_51_107/referees-report-by-edward-mellanby-on-a-paper-on-the-transmission-of-infra-red-radiation-by-some-skin-samples-by-h-j-taylor, accessed on 17 May 2025

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