Referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'On the curvature of surfaces' by John R Young
Reference number: RR/1bis/52
Date: 02 March 1839

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Gaspard Monge, Baron Pierre Charles François Dupin and Baron Siméon Denis Poisson. The paper is very clear, but contains no new conclusions.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
- Reference number
- RR/1bis/52
- Earliest possible date
- 02 March 1839
- Physical description
- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Peacock, Referee's report by George Peacock, on a paper 'On the curvature of surfaces' by John R Young, 02 March 1839, RR/1bis/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_1bis_52/referees-report-by-george-peacock-on-a-paper-on-the-curvature-of-surfaces-by-john-r-young, accessed on 10 February 2025
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Referees' reports: volume 1bis, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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