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Referee's report by George Edward Briggs, on a paper 'The fine structure of the wall of the conifer tracheid. II. Optical properties of dissected walls in Pinus insignis' by Reginald Dawson Preston

Reference number: RR/69/246

Date: 1946

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Sectional committee: Botany

Recommended for publication in Proceedings. The paper suffers from 'hurried preparation'. There are typing errors and some curious expressions.

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1947].

Date received not given.

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RR/69/246
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1946
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1 page
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George Edward Briggs, Referee's report by George Edward Briggs, on a paper 'The fine structure of the wall of the conifer tracheid. II. Optical properties of dissected walls in Pinus insignis' by Reginald Dawson Preston, 1946, RR/69/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_69_246/referees-report-by-george-edward-briggs-on-a-paper-the-fine-structure-of-the-wall-of-the-conifer-tracheid-ii-optical-properties-of-dissected-walls-in-pinus-insignis-by-reginald-dawson-preston, accessed on 08 February 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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