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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the attraction of ellipsoids considered geometrically' by Matthew Collins

Reference number: RR/2/48

Date: 05 August 1854

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The reviewer believes the paper has already appeared in Proceedings of the Academy [Royal Irish Academy] on 13 June 1854, and the results in 'Mr. Alluence's [?] account of the late James MacCullagh lecture'.

Subject: Mathematics

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

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RR/2/48
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05 August 1854
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the attraction of ellipsoids considered geometrically' by Matthew Collins, 05 August 1854, RR/2/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_48/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-on-the-attraction-of-ellipsoids-considered-geometrically-by-matthew-collins, accessed on 10 October 2024

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