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Referee's report by Osborne Reynolds, on a paper 'Notes upon the straining of ships caused by rolling' by Francis Elgar

Reference number: RR/9/347

Date: 18 January 1886

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Not recommended for publication. Although the experimental method is 'sound and interesting', these moments in the paper are not given enough light. They are more important yet often ignored throughout the paper.

Subject: Engineering

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1886].

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RR/9/347
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18 January 1886
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Report on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Osborne Reynolds

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Osborne Reynolds, Referee's report by Osborne Reynolds, on a paper 'Notes upon the straining of ships caused by rolling' by Francis Elgar, 18 January 1886, RR/9/347, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_9_347/referees-report-by-osborne-reynolds-on-a-paper-notes-upon-the-straining-of-ships-caused-by-rolling-by-francis-elgar, accessed on 21 June 2025

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