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Summary of referees' comments on a paper 'The geometry of the siliceous skeletons of the radiolaria' by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Reference number: RR/W/1/12

Date: 01 June 1932

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Paper reference code: B.16

Summarising the views of all four referees. The first physical referee concluded that the paper was not suitable for publication, though the protozoologist and second physical referee both believe the paper should be published. The geometrical referee provided a qualified recommendation of the paper, subject to some amendments.

[Not published].

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RR/W/1/12
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01 June 1932
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Notes on paper
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1 page
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Cecil Clifford Dobell

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Charles Herbert Lees

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William Lawrence Bragg

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Geoffrey Thomas Bennett

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Cecil Clifford Dobell, Charles Herbert Lees, William Lawrence Bragg, Geoffrey Thomas Bennett, Summary of referees' comments on a paper 'The geometry of the siliceous skeletons of the radiolaria' by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, 01 June 1932, RR/W/1/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_w_1_12/summary-of-referees-comments-on-a-paper-the-geometry-of-the-siliceous-skeletons-of-the-radiolaria-by-darcy-wentworth-thompson, accessed on 25 January 2026

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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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