| Reference number | PT/56/2/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Plate, 'Surfaces of uniform thrust' by William John Macquorn Rankine |
| Date | 7 June 1856 |
| Description | Diagram illustrating the calculation of uniform horizontal thrust on surfaces.
Subject: Mathematics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'On the stability of loose earth'.
Written by Rankine in Glasgow. Received by the Royal Society on 10 June 1856. Read 19 June 1856. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink diagram on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0049 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1857.0003 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/3/229 |
| RR/3/230 |
| RR/3/231 |
| RR/3/232 |
| RR/3/233 |
| RR/3/234 |
| RR/3/235 |
| PT/56/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |