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Two letters from William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, to George Hartley Bryan, regarding a paper 'On the applications of the kinetic theory to dense gases' by Samuel Hawksley Burbury

Reference number: RR/12/286

Date: 11 July 1895

Description

First letter: Finds some of the formulae to be incorrect, and asks if he has any explanation of his own.

Second letter [dated 19 July 1895]: The enquiry is purely mathematical in nature. Has also written to Joseph Larmor, asking the same question.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1896]

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RR/12/286
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11 July 1895
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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George Hartley Bryan

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George Hartley Bryan, Two letters from William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, to George Hartley Bryan, regarding a paper 'On the applications of the kinetic theory to dense gases' by Samuel Hawksley Burbury, 11 July 1895, RR/12/286, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_286/two-letters-from-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-to-george-hartley-bryan-regarding-a-paper-on-the-applications-of-the-kinetic-theory-to-dense-gases-by-samuel-hawksley-burbury, accessed on 23 January 2025

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