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Letter from F W [Frederick William] Edridge-Green to [Henry] Dale, regarding a paper 'The theory of vision' by Edridge-Green

Reference number: RR/W/1/30

Date: 28 July 1932

Description

Paper reference code: B.64

Encloses the paper for Dale to communicate to the Society. Discusses difficulty of appointing a referee for the paper, and complains about past treatment of his research into colour blindness.

[Not published].

Received 29 July 1932.

Reference number
RR/W/1/30
Earliest possible date
28 July 1932
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from F W [Frederick William] Edridge-Green to [Henry] Dale, regarding a paper 'The theory of vision' by Edridge-Green, 28 July 1932, RR/W/1/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_w_1_30/letter-from-f-w-frederick-william-edridge-green-to-henry-dale-regarding-a-paper-the-theory-of-vision-by-edridge-green, accessed on 07 December 2025

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