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Reference numberNLB/32/504
Alternative reference numberNLB/32 p283
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor William Burnside, Fellow of the Royal Society, Chairman of the Mathematics Sectional Committee
Date21 March 1906
DescriptionHarrison states that they have received two reports, from Sir William Davidson Niven and Professor Augustus Edward Howe Love, for 'On the figure and stability of a liquid satellite' by Sir George Howard Darwin, with both being favourable to publication in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Darwin has made some alterations to the paper on the basis of suggestions communicated to him from the report of Niven. He asks that Burnside minute his opinion on whether they may proceed to printing in line with Standing Order 43.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Physical descriptionTypescript
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6254Burnside; William (1852 - 1927)1852 - 1927
NA6649Niven; Sir; William Davidson (1842 - 1917); mathematician and electrical engineer1842 - 1917
NA7994Love; Augustus Edward Hough (1863 - 1940)1863 - 1940
NA8198Darwin; Sir; George Howard (1845 - 1912); mathematician and geophysicist1845 - 1912
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