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A HABIT has been growing of recent years among certain scientific men, which many of those with whom I have discussed the subject join with me in regretting. It is this:—After the announcement of an interesting discovery, a number of persons at once proceed to make further experiments, and to publish their results. To me it appears fair and courteous, before publication, to request the permission of the original discoverer, who probably has not merely thought of making identical experiments, but who has in many instances made them already, and has deferred publication until some grounds exist for definite conclusions.
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RAMSAY, W. Science and Morals. Nature 53, 366 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/053366a0
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