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Reference numberRR/14/29
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, regarding a paper '“Nitragin” and the nodules of leguminous plants' by Maria Dawson
Date21 December 1898
DescriptionThe report by Robert Warington [RR/14/27] is what he expected, and agrees the paper is not suitable for the Philosophical Transactions. The conclusions are probably erroneous. 'On the other hand the Council appears to be disposed to lower the standard which has hitherto been tacitly observed. The nemesis [?] will probably be [illegible]. The Society will be inundated with second-rate papers which will overtax its resources. If the Government Grant is to be used for the purpose then I think its application is abusive. First-rate scientific papers formerly were mature and well-verified affairs. Conclusions were given in concise and pregnant [?] language. Now everything is shorthand [?] in verbosity and laboratory notes. However all this is for the [Committee] to consider'.

Subject: Botany

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Endorsed on recto as received 22 December 1898.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionLetter on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstb.1900.0001 Vol.192 1900
Related records in the catalogueRR/14/27
RR/14/28
RR/14/30
RR/14/31
RR/14/32
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7968Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843 - 1928); botanist1843 - 1928
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