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The object of this paper is 'to deal with certain cases of impulsive stress [...] which seem of considerable practical importance, but which so far as I am aware have not hitherto been considered theoretically.'

Includes a series of graphs and tables and a letter dated 13 November 1900.

Subject: Physics

Received 29 May 1900. Read 21 June 1900.

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AP/74/10
Earliest possible date
1900
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
90 pages
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Manuscript

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Karl Pearson

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Karl Pearson, Unpublished paper, 'On the kinetic accumulation of stress, illustrated by the theory of impulsive torsion' by Karl Pearson, 1900, AP/74/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_74_10/unpublished-paper-on-the-kinetic-accumulation-of-stress-illustrated-by-the-theory-of-impulsive-torsion-by-karl-pearson, accessed on 11 December 2024

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