| RefNo | PT/53/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Elements of a mathematical theory of elasticity. First part. On stresses and strain' by William Thomson |
| Date | 31 December 1855 |
| Description | Subject: Mathematics / Physics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Elements of a mathematical theory of elasticity'.
Written by Thomson in Blackdales, Largs [Ayrshire, Scotland]. Received by the Royal Society on 16 April 1856. Read 24 April 1856.
Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 8, 1857. |
| Extent | 30p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0030 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1856.0022 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/3/261 |
| RR/3/262 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |