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Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the theory of waves' by Andrew John Robertson

Reference number: RR/2/205

Date: 15 February 1853

Description

Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The subject has been covered numerous times previously by other authors. Deduces from the extensive references that the author is a 'young mathematician'. Some of the results and conclusions are erroneous. The paper is fit for the Philosophical Journal, or similar.

Subject: Mathematics

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

Reference number
RR/2/205
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15 February 1853
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the theory of waves' by Andrew John Robertson, 15 February 1853, RR/2/205, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_205/referees-report-by-george-biddell-airy-on-a-paper-on-the-theory-of-waves-by-andrew-john-robertson, accessed on 14 May 2026

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    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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