Referee's report by John Couch Adams, on a paper 'Experiments, made at Watford, on the vibrations occasioned by railway trains passing through a tunnel' by James South
Reference number: RR/5/249
Date: 11 July 1863
Description
Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests publication in the Proceedings. Considers the paper should be published, but does not think the experiments are elaborate or complete enough for the Transactions. Suggests additional experimental details which should be added.
Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Astonomy
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1864]
- Reference number
- RR/5/249
- Earliest possible date
- 11 July 1863
- Physical description
- Letter on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
John Couch Adams, Referee's report by John Couch Adams, on a paper 'Experiments, made at Watford, on the vibrations occasioned by railway trains passing through a tunnel' by James South, 11 July 1863, RR/5/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_249/referees-report-by-john-couch-adams-on-a-paper-experiments-made-at-watford-on-the-vibrations-occasioned-by-railway-trains-passing-through-a-tunnel-by-james-south, accessed on 04 November 2024
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_5_249/referees-report-by-john-couch-adams-on-a-paper-experiments-made-at-watford-on-the-vibrations-occasioned-by-railway-trains-passing-through-a-tunnel-by-james-south
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_5_249/referees-report-by-john-couch-adams-on-a-paper-experiments-made-at-watford-on-the-vibrations-occasioned-by-railway-trains-passing-through-a-tunnel-by-james-south" title="Referee's report by John Couch Adams, on a paper 'Experiments, made at Watford, on the vibrations occasioned by railway trains passing through a tunnel' by James South" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Related Publications
-
Experiments, made at Watford, on the vibrations occasioned by railway trains passing through a tunnel External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1864
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1863.0017
Related Records
-
Referee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'Experiments, made at Watford, on the vibrations occasioned by railway trains passing through a tunnel' by James South
Creator: Thomas Romney Robinson Reference number: RR/5/250
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR -
Referees' reports: volume 5, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1863-1865 Reference number: RR/5
Related Fellows
-
John Couch Adams
Referee -
James South
Author
Explore the collection
-
Referee Reports
Date: 1832-1954
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.View collection