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Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On plane water-lines in two dimensions' by William John Macquorn Rankine

Reference number: RR/5/214

Date: 17 February 1864

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No clear statement regarding publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Apologises for responding in pencil. Notes that he is advised to avoid walking as he has overdone things at Christmas. The paper contains novelty and practical applications. Proposes that he talks to the author in person.

Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1864]

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RR/5/214
Earliest possible date
17 February 1864
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
8 pages
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Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On plane water-lines in two dimensions' by William John Macquorn Rankine, 17 February 1864, RR/5/214, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_214/referees-report-by-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-plane-water-lines-in-two-dimensions-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine, accessed on 21 January 2025

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