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RefNoAP/74/10
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On the kinetic accumulation of stress, illustrated by the theory of impulsive torsion' by Karl Pearson
Date1900
DescriptionThe object of this paper is 'to deal with certain cases of impulsive stress [...] which seem of considerable practical importance, but which so far as I am aware have not hitherto been considered theoretically.'

Includes a series of graphs and tables and a letter dated 13 November 1900.

Subject: Physics

Received 29 May 1900. Read 21 June 1900.
Extent90p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8002Pearson; Karl (1857 - 1936); statistician and eugenicist1857 - 1936
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