| RefNo | NLB/68/136 | 
| AltRefNo | NLB/68 p71 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Copy letter from William Bate Hardy, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [Vernon Herbert] Blackman, FRS | 
| Date | 19 May 1925 | 
| Description | Discusses [Edward Charles Cyril] Baly and [Elizabeth] Semmens' paper on polarised light, which has some strong paragraphs, and asks if a test can be conducted to prove whether their research is 'proof positive' or 'incredibly bad observation'. Also discusses [W.] Neilson Jones' paper, which is 'at best negative criticism and not good at that'. | 
| Extent | 1p | 
| Format | Carbon | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA6611 | Blackman; Vernon Herbert (1872 - 1967); cytologist and plant physiologist | 1872 - 1967 | 
| NA1744 | Baly; Edward Charles Cyril (1871 - 1948) | 1871 - 1948 | 
| NA8234 | Hardy; Sir; William Bate (1864 - 1934); biologist and food scientist | 1864 - 1934 |