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RefNoNLB/66/61
AltRefNoNLB/66 p36
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to [Albert Charles] Seward, FRS
Date15 February 1924
DescriptionUpdates on the situation of 'The influence of rainfall on the yield of wheat' by [Ronald Aylmer] Fisher, that the Sectional Committee on the 24 January recommended transferring the publication from Transactions to Proceedings, which would mean a drastic condensation form the 60 pages; states that [William Bate] Hardy has been in contact with Fisher who is adamant that the paper should appear in Transactions, so the decision will be left to the Botany Committee; asks Seward, when he is in London to organise a day for the members if the Botany Committee to meet as many live here.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/65/268
RR/28/131
RR/28/130
NLB/66/310
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5951Seward; Sir; Albert Charles (1863 - 1941)1863 - 1941
NA7969Fisher; Sir; Ronald Aylmer (1890 - 1962); statistician and geneticist1890 - 1962
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