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Referee's report by Charles Chree, on a paper 'On the critical speeds of a rotating shaft' by Richard Vynne Southwell

Reference number: RR/20/132

Date: 13 April 1913

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Sectional committee: Physics and chemistry

Not recommended for publication in Proceedings, it needs modifications, which the referee has listed in their accompanying note. Includes letter with a personal update that the referee did not take a fortnights holiday as recommended by their doctor, due to work commitments.

[Not published].

Endorsed on verso as received 15 April 1913.

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RR/20/132
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13 April 1913
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Standardised form (type C), letter on paper and notes on paper
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Chree

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Charles Chree, Referee's report by Charles Chree, on a paper 'On the critical speeds of a rotating shaft' by Richard Vynne Southwell, 13 April 1913, RR/20/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_20_132/referees-report-by-charles-chree-on-a-paper-on-the-critical-speeds-of-a-rotating-shaft-by-richard-vynne-southwell, accessed on 17 February 2026

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