Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter from William Froude, on a paper 'On rolling-friction' by Osborne Reynolds to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/7/394

Date: 07 July 1875

Description

Referee feels they are unable to offer an informed opinion, but will try anyway.

Subject: Engineering

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1876].

Reference number
RR/7/394
Earliest possible date
07 July 1875
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Froude

View page for William Froude

Use this record

IIIF manifest

View​ IIIF ​ manifest Opens in new tab

Open in Mirador viewer Opens in new tab

Export this record

Download PDF Opens in new tab

Citation

William Froude, Letter from William Froude, on a paper 'On rolling-friction' by Osborne Reynolds to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 07 July 1875, RR/7/394, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_394/letter-from-william-froude-on-a-paper-on-rolling-friction-by-osborne-reynolds-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 04 December 2024

Link to this record

https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_394/letter-from-william-froude-on-a-paper-on-rolling-friction-by-osborne-reynolds-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/rr_7_394/letter-from-william-froude-on-a-paper-on-rolling-friction-by-osborne-reynolds-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society" title="Letter from William Froude, on a paper 'On rolling-friction' by Osborne Reynolds to the Secretary of the Royal Society" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Related Publications

Related Records

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Referee Reports

    Date: 1832-1954

    This collection contains reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society. Started in 1832 when the system was formalised, it is a record of the origins of peer review publishing in practice.

    View collection