Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, 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/7/133
Date: 13 May 1871
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Report confiming that the paper is recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.
Subject: Engineering
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871].
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- RR/7/133
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- 13 May 1871
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William John Macquorn Rankine, Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, 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, 13 May 1871, RR/7/133, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_133/referees-report-by-william-john-macquorn-rankine-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 12 February 2026
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XVI. On the unequal distribution of weight and support in ships, and its effects in still water, in waves, and in exceptional positions on shore External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1871
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1871.0017
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Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine, 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
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