| Reference number | NLB/59/527 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/59 p290 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [John William] Nicholson, Chairman of the Mathematics Committee and FRS |
| Date | 13 October 1920 |
| Description | Informs Professor [John William] Nicholson that there is a paper just in by Professor Horace Lamb, 'Vibrations of an elastic plate in contact with water'. Explains that it was initially war work and the Admiralty are now happy to have published. Comments that it looks like 'first-class mathematics'. Also refers to two papers by Miss Wrinch communicated by Professor Nicholson. Explains that the referee reported adversely on each and provides details of their criticisms. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6296 | Nicholson; John William (1881 - 1955) | 1881 - 1955 |
| NA1226 | Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician | 1877 - 1946 |