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Referee's report by John Couch Adams, on a paper 'Elements of a mathematical theory of elasticity' by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin

Reference number: RR/3/262

Date: 01 July 1856

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1856].

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RR/3/262
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01 July 1856
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Couch Adams

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John Couch Adams, Referee's report by John Couch Adams, on a paper 'Elements of a mathematical theory of elasticity' by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, 01 July 1856, RR/3/262, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_3_262/referees-report-by-john-couch-adams-on-a-paper-elements-of-a-mathematical-theory-of-elasticity-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin, accessed on 14 May 2025

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