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Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the impact of compressible bodies, considered with reference to the theory of pressure' by R Moon

Reference number: RR/6/190

Date: 08 July 1868

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Of the three parts of the paper, the first part has already been published in the Proceedings, which explains all the essential points. The second part translates the first into mathematical language, and the third contains remarks and discussion. Refers to work by Thomson and Tail [?]. Does not consider the author to have taken various forces into account.

Subject: Mathematics

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

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RR/6/190
Earliest possible date
08 July 1868
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Clerk Maxwell

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James Clerk Maxwell, Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the impact of compressible bodies, considered with reference to the theory of pressure' by R Moon, 08 July 1868, RR/6/190, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_190/referees-report-by-james-clerk-maxwell-on-a-paper-on-the-impact-of-compressible-bodies-considered-with-reference-to-the-theory-of-pressure-by-r-moon, accessed on 21 April 2026

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