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Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'On a certain excretion of carbonic acid by living plants' by J Broughton

Reference number: RR/6/31

Date: 03 April 1869

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First folio is a letter by Edward Frankland to George Gabriel Stokes who recommends the paper for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Was sent the paper by [Walter Wight], thinks the research is novel and important and written with great care.

The second folio is a note signed by Stokes saying a report is not necessary as the attached letter contains all that is needed to decide for publication.

Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/6/31
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03 April 1869
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Frankland

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Edward Frankland, Referee's report by Edward Frankland, on a paper 'On a certain excretion of carbonic acid by living plants' by J Broughton, 03 April 1869, RR/6/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_31/referees-report-by-edward-frankland-on-a-paper-on-a-certain-excretion-of-carbonic-acid-by-living-plants-by-j-broughton, accessed on 18 January 2025

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