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Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'Elements of a mathematical theory of elasticity' by William Thomson

Reference number: RR/3/261

Date: 18 July 1856

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The author 'deduces some important conclusions'.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1856].

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RR/3/261
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18 July 1856
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Report 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 'Elements of a mathematical theory of elasticity' by William Thomson, 18 July 1856, RR/3/261, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_261/referees-report-by-george-gabriel-stokes-on-a-paper-elements-of-a-mathematical-theory-of-elasticity-by-william-thomson, accessed on 06 December 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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