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Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the unequal distribution of weight and support in ships, and its effects in still water, in waves, and in exceptional positions on shore' by Edward James Reed

Reference number: RR/7/132

Date: 08 March 1871

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.The calculations and graphic constructions are 'of great value'.

Contains a note from William Thomson (dated 9 May 1871), concurring with Rankine's opinions on the paper. He believes the paper is valuable 'not only to naval architects, but to other scientific men'.

Subject: Engineering

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871].

Reference number
RR/7/132
Earliest possible date
08 March 1871
Physical description
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 Thomson

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William John Macquorn Rankine, William Thomson, Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the unequal distribution of weight and support in ships, and its effects in still water, in waves, and in exceptional positions on shore' by Edward James Reed, 08 March 1871, RR/7/132, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_132/referees-report-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine-and-william-thomson-lord-kelvin-on-a-paper-on-the-unequal-distribution-of-weight-and-support-in-ships-and-its-effects-in-still-water-in-waves-and-in-exceptional-positions-on-shore-by-edward-james-reed, accessed on 08 February 2026

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