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Referee's report by Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, on a paper 'Hearing. I. The cochlea as a frequency analyzer' by Thomas Gold and Richard Julius Pumphrey

Reference number: RR/71/121

Date: 24 April 1948

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Sectional Committee: Physiology and Medical Sciences

Declines to comment regarding publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Does not feel competent to act as judge, particularly concerning the physics of vibrating systems. Suggests sending the paper to Hamilton Hartridge.

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

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RR/71/121
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24 April 1948
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Edgar Douglas Adrian, Referee's report by Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, on a paper 'Hearing. I. The cochlea as a frequency analyzer' by Thomas Gold and Richard Julius Pumphrey, 24 April 1948, RR/71/121, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_71_121/referees-report-by-edgar-douglas-adrian-1st-baron-adrian-on-a-paper-hearing-i-the-cochlea-as-a-frequency-analyzer-by-thomas-gold-and-richard-julius-pumphrey, accessed on 07 October 2024

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