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Referee's report by Edmund John Bowen, on a paper 'The photosynthesis of carbohydrates from hydrated carbon dioxide' by Edward Charles Cyril Baly

Reference number: RR/66/14

Date: June 1939

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Sectional Committee: Chemistry

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. 'The paper is of fantastic length in comparison with the scientific results it contains'. The author presents fresh observations relating to a previous claim that no other researcher was able to replicate. If published, the experimental observations should be clearly presented.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/66/14
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June 1939
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Standardised form (type E)
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2 pages
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Typescript

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Edmund John Bowen

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Edmund John Bowen, Referee's report by Edmund John Bowen, on a paper 'The photosynthesis of carbohydrates from hydrated carbon dioxide' by Edward Charles Cyril Baly, June 1939, RR/66/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_66_14/referees-report-by-edmund-john-bowen-on-a-paper-the-photosynthesis-of-carbohydrates-from-hydrated-carbon-dioxide-by-edward-charles-cyril-baly, accessed on 23 January 2025

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