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Referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'On the durability and preservation of iron ships, and on riveted joints' by William Fairbairn

Reference number: RR/7/241

Date: 21 June 1873

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Not recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It should only appear there when 'they contain either important and established new discoveries in matters of principle'.

Subject: Engineering

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1872].

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RR/7/241
Earliest possible date
21 June 1873
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Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Pole

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William Pole, Referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'On the durability and preservation of iron ships, and on riveted joints' by William Fairbairn, 21 June 1873, RR/7/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_241/referees-report-by-william-pole-on-a-paper-on-the-durability-and-preservation-of-iron-ships-and-on-riveted-joints-by-william-fairbairn, accessed on 23 June 2025

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