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Referee's report by Robert Angus Smith, on a paper 'On the organic matter of air' by Arthur Hutchinson Smee

Reference number: RR/7/209

Date: 31 July 1872

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. Although it is a 'useful contribution', the author should have studied some of the previous literature on the subject and incorporated it into his paper.

Subject: Chemistry

[Not published].

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RR/7/209
Earliest possible date
31 July 1872
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Angus Smith

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Robert Angus Smith, Referee's report by Robert Angus Smith, on a paper 'On the organic matter of air' by Arthur Hutchinson Smee, 31 July 1872, RR/7/209, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_209/referees-report-by-robert-angus-smith-on-a-paper-on-the-organic-matter-of-air-by-arthur-hutchinson-smee, accessed on 15 August 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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