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Referee's report by Charles Niven, on a paper 'On the steady motion and small vibrations a hollow vortex. Part II' by William Mitchinson Hicks

Reference number: RR/9/278

Date: 20 November 1885

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It is a 'valuable contribution to mathematical science'.

Subject: Physics/Mathematics

[Not published].

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RR/9/278
Earliest possible date
20 November 1885
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Niven

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Charles Niven, Referee's report by Charles Niven, on a paper 'On the steady motion and small vibrations a hollow vortex. Part II' by William Mitchinson Hicks, 20 November 1885, RR/9/278, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_278/referees-report-by-charles-niven-on-a-paper-on-the-steady-motion-and-small-vibrations-a-hollow-vortex-part-ii-by-william-mitchinson-hicks, accessed on 11 September 2024

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