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[Copy of RR/2/13] Referee's report by Robert Stephenson, on a paper 'On the existence of an element of strength in beams subjected to transverse strain, arising from the lateral action of the fibres or particles on each other, and named by the author "Resistance of Flexure"' by William Henry Barlow

Reference number: RR/2/14

Date: 28 June 1855

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', but only with suggested modifications. Discusses previous experiments by Eaton Hodgkinson and Tudgold's formula.

Subject: Physics, Applied Sciences

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/14
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28 June 1855
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Stephenson

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Robert Stephenson, [Copy of RR/2/13] Referee's report by Robert Stephenson, on a paper 'On the existence of an element of strength in beams subjected to transverse strain, arising from the lateral action of the fibres or particles on each other, and named by the author "Resistance of Flexure"' by William Henry Barlow, 28 June 1855, RR/2/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_14/copy-of-rr213-referees-report-by-robert-stephenson-on-a-paper-on-the-existence-of-an-element-of-strength-in-beams-subjected-to-transverse-strain-arising-from-the-lateral-action-of-the-fibres-or-particles-on-each-other-and-named-by-the-author-resistance-of-flexure-by-william-henry-barlow, accessed on 05 December 2024

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