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Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the straining of the Earth resulting from secular cooling' by Charles Davison

Reference number: RR/12/73

Date: 01 February 1894

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Has corresponded with George Howard Darwin on the subject of the paper. George Howard Darwin may be the second referee, suggests the Council appoint a third referee if necessary. The theory of the paper is incorrect.

Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1894]

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RR/12/73
Earliest possible date
01 February 1894
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the straining of the Earth resulting from secular cooling' by Charles Davison, 01 February 1894, RR/12/73, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_73/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-the-straining-of-the-earth-resulting-from-secular-cooling-by-charles-davison, accessed on 21 January 2025

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