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Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'On a distinct form of transient hemiopsia' by Hubert Airy

Reference number: RR/7/5

Date: 01 March 1870

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Second referee's report.

Still recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, although he is still of the opinion that the title should be changed.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1870].

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RR/7/5
Earliest possible date
01 March 1870
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Wheatstone

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Charles Wheatstone, Referee's report by Charles Wheatstone, on a paper 'On a distinct form of transient hemiopsia' by Hubert Airy, 01 March 1870, RR/7/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_5/referees-report-by-charles-wheatstone-on-a-paper-on-a-distinct-form-of-transient-hemiopsia-by-hubert-airy, accessed on 21 March 2025

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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