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Referee's report by Shelford Bidwell, on a paper 'The influence of stress and strain on the physical properties of matter.—Part I. Elasticity (continued).—The effect of magnetisation on the elasticity and the internal friction of metals' by Herbert Tomlinson

Reference number: RR/10/98

Date: 27 April 1886

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Does not think the author is familiar enough with the principles and terminology of the subject. Provides a comprehensive list of suggestions for modifications to the paper. The author's style makes reading the paper a 'wearisome task'. Refers to work of Henry Augustus Rowland and James Alfred Ewing.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1888]

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RR/10/98
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27 April 1886
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Letter on paper
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11 pages
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Manuscript

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Shelford Bidwell

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Shelford Bidwell, Referee's report by Shelford Bidwell, on a paper 'The influence of stress and strain on the physical properties of matter.—Part I. Elasticity (continued).—The effect of magnetisation on the elasticity and the internal friction of metals' by Herbert Tomlinson, 27 April 1886, RR/10/98, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_98/referees-report-by-shelford-bidwell-on-a-paper-the-influence-of-stress-and-strain-on-the-physical-properties-of-matterpart-i-elasticity-continuedthe-effect-of-magnetisation-on-the-elasticity-and-the-internal-friction-of-metals-by-herbert-tomlinson, accessed on 15 January 2025

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