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Referee's report by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'Relaxation methods applied to engineering problems. VIII. Plane-potential problems involving specified normal gradients' by Richard Vynne Southwell and Gillian Vaisey

Reference number: RR/68/403

Date: 02 March 1943

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Sectional Committee: Engineering

Recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Finds the current paper easier to understand than the others in the series. Suggests letter references on the diagrams to improve clarity.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/68/403
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02 March 1943
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2 pages
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Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, Referee's report by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'Relaxation methods applied to engineering problems. VIII. Plane-potential problems involving specified normal gradients' by Richard Vynne Southwell and Gillian Vaisey, 02 March 1943, RR/68/403, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_403/referees-report-by-geoffrey-ingram-taylor-on-a-paper-relaxation-methods-applied-to-engineering-problems-viii-plane-potential-problems-involving-specified-normal-gradients-by-richard-vynne-southwell-and-gillian-vaisey, accessed on 14 December 2025

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