Referee's report by Robert Willis, on a paper 'On the resistance of tubes to collapse' by William Fairbairn
Reference number: RR/3/101
Date: 24 May 1858
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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. States that it will 'form a most valuable addition to the series of papers on the strength of materials'.
Subject: Engineering
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1858].
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- RR/3/101
- Earliest possible date
- 24 May 1858
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- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Willis, Referee's report by Robert Willis, on a paper 'On the resistance of tubes to collapse' by William Fairbairn, 24 May 1858, RR/3/101, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_101/referees-report-by-robert-willis-on-a-paper-on-the-resistance-of-tubes-to-collapse-by-william-fairbairn, accessed on 08 February 2026
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XXI. On the resistance of tubes to collapse External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1858
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1858.0021
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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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Referees' reports: volume 3, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1855-1858 Reference number: RR/3
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