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Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the mathematical theory of stream-lines, especially those with four foci and upwards' by William John Macquorn Rankine

Reference number: RR/7/55bis

Date: 02 March 1870

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it 'may prove useful in deducing general principles from the data of experiment and observation and in suggesting plans for further reserved'.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871].

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RR/7/55bis
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02 March 1870
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Report on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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James Clerk Maxwell

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James Clerk Maxwell, Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the mathematical theory of stream-lines, especially those with four foci and upwards' by William John Macquorn Rankine, 02 March 1870, RR/7/55bis, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_55bis/referees-report-by-james-clerk-maxwell-on-a-paper-on-the-mathematical-theory-of-stream-lines-especially-those-with-four-foci-and-upwards-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine, accessed on 14 July 2026

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