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Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the centre of motion in the human eye' by J L Tupper

Reference number: RR/7/349

Date: 24 November 1874

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as 'some of the most important points in which conclusions are stated differing from those generally received are not supported by sufficient evidence'.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1873].

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RR/7/349
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24 November 1874
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Report on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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James Clerk Maxwell

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James Clerk Maxwell, Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the centre of motion in the human eye' by J L Tupper, 24 November 1874, RR/7/349, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_349/referees-report-by-james-clerk-maxwell-on-a-paper-on-the-centre-of-motion-in-the-human-eye-by-j-l-tupper, accessed on 10 September 2026

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