| Reference number | RR/2/198 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'On the geometrical representation of the expansive action of heat, and the theory of thermo-dynamic engines' by William John Macquorn Rankine |
| Date | 29 April 1854 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Considers paper to be covering and summarising an area of research which is relatively new, even if the principles contained within are not original. Author forgets to define certain terms with which me is familiar, but the reader may not be.
Subject: Physics, Mathematics
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1854.0007 Vol.144 1854 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT.48.6 |
| RR/2/199 |
| PT/48/6 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); First Baronet; physicist | 1819 - 1903 |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |