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Referee's report by George Edward Briggs, on a paper 'Theory of porometers used in the study of stomatal movements in leaves' by Howard Latimer Penman

Reference number: RR/68/114

Date: 1941

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Sectional Committee: Botany

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Suggests having a mathematician take a look at the mathematical sections. Suggests clarifying the units. Comments on the arguments put forth.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

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

No received date.

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RR/68/114
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1941
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2 pages
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George Edward Briggs, Referee's report by George Edward Briggs, on a paper 'Theory of porometers used in the study of stomatal movements in leaves' by Howard Latimer Penman, 1941, RR/68/114, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_114/referees-report-by-george-edward-briggs-on-a-paper-theory-of-porometers-used-in-the-study-of-stomatal-movements-in-leaves-by-howard-latimer-penman, accessed on 10 October 2024

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