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Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, on a paper 'On the true theory of pressure as applied to elastic fluids' by R Moon

Reference number: RR/5/160

Date: 17 February 1863

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Provides criticism of the paper and methodologies used, including the use of 'reductio ad absurdum'. Considers some of the conclusions to be contradictory.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 1863]

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RR/5/160
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17 February 1863
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Letter on paper
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10 pages
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Manuscript

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William John Macquorn Rankine

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William John Macquorn Rankine, Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, on a paper 'On the true theory of pressure as applied to elastic fluids' by R Moon, 17 February 1863, RR/5/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_160/referees-report-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine-on-a-paper-on-the-true-theory-of-pressure-as-applied-to-elastic-fluids-by-r-moon, accessed on 09 October 2024

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