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Referee's report by Robert Willis, on a paper 'On the resistance of glass globes and cylinders to collapse from external pressure; and on the tensile and compressive strength of various kinds of glass' by William Fairbairn and Thomas Tate

Reference number: RR/4/87

Date: 10 June 1859

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859].

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RR/4/87
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10 June 1859
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Robert Willis

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Robert Willis, Referee's report by Robert Willis, on a paper 'On the resistance of glass globes and cylinders to collapse from external pressure; and on the tensile and compressive strength of various kinds of glass' by William Fairbairn and Thomas Tate, 10 June 1859, RR/4/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_87/referees-report-by-robert-willis-on-a-paper-on-the-resistance-of-glass-globes-and-cylinders-to-collapse-from-external-pressure-and-on-the-tensile-and-compressive-strength-of-various-kinds-of-glass-by-william-fairbairn-and-thomas-tate, accessed on 24 March 2025

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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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