| RefNo | RR/2/92 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On induced and other magnetic forces' by William Snow Harris |
| Date | 6 February 1852 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. No new results are put forward in the paper. 'I think the author would not desire its publication' if he was aware of the laws of magnetism as they are curently understood. Publishing in its current form would only cause confusion and doubt'.
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0036 Vol.6 1854 |
| RelatedRecord | AP/33/15 |
| RR/2/89 |
| RR/2/90 |
| RR/2/91 |
| RR/2/93 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA8346 | Harris; Sir; William Snow (1791 - 1867) | 1791 - 1867 |