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IT is not stated whether the new structure for cellulose proposed by Dr. F. T. Peirce1 is in better agreement with the X-ray intensities than those previously put forward; but as some justification for it is sought in the earlier work of the Birmingham school, the following observations may be relevant. These observations are of a somewhat general character as the records of my unpublished work are not at present at hand.
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COX, E. Structure of Cellulose. Nature 154, 84–85 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154084c0
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