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Letter from William John Macquorn Rankine, on a paper 'On the uniform flow of a liquid' by Henry Moseley to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/7/118

Date: 13 May 1871

Description

Letter in which he apologises for the delay in his report, due to the 'engrossing nature of the business'. Includes Moseley's letter.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1870].

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RR/7/118
Earliest possible date
13 May 1871
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Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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William John Macquorn Rankine

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William John Macquorn Rankine, Letter from William John Macquorn Rankine, on a paper 'On the uniform flow of a liquid' by Henry Moseley to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 13 May 1871, RR/7/118, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_118/letter-from-william-john-macquorn-rankine-on-a-paper-on-the-uniform-flow-of-a-liquid-by-henry-moseley-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 18 August 2026

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