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RefNoRR/12/310
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Francis Darwin, on a paper 'On the ascent of sap' by Henry Horatio Dixon and John Joly
Date24 October 1894
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Finds the botanical parts to be alright. Cannot give an opinion on the theory, which is based on Maxwellian physics. Suggests the paper should be reviewed by a physicist. States that the authors have been assisted by George Francis Fitzgerald.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1895]
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstb.1895.0012 Vol.186 1895
RelatedRecordRR/12/308
RR/12/309
AP/71/1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8197Darwin; Sir; Francis (1848 - 1925)1848 - 1925
NA1758Dixon; Henry Horatio (1869 - 1953)1869 - 1953
NA824Joly; John (1857 - 1933); geologist and physicist1857 - 1933
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