Referee's report by William Kingdon Clifford, on a paper 'On multiple contact of surfaces' by William Spottiswoode
Reference number: RR/7/485
Date: 1876

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. The analysis used is 'throughout very powerful and many of the transformations are exceedingly elegant'. The paper should point out 'the provisional character of the results'.
Subject: Physics/Mathematics
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1876].
- Reference number
- RR/7/485
- Earliest possible date
- 1876
- Physical description
- Report on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Kingdon Clifford, Referee's report by William Kingdon Clifford, on a paper 'On multiple contact of surfaces' by William Spottiswoode, 1876, RR/7/485, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_485/referees-report-by-william-kingdon-clifford-on-a-paper-on-multiple-contact-of-surfaces-by-william-spottiswoode, accessed on 07 February 2025
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IX. On multiple contact of surfaces External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1876
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1876.0009
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Referees' reports: volume 7, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
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William Kingdon Clifford
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