| Reference number | RR/2/199 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Hopkins, 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 | [1854] |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The author's 'clear and systematic treatment' of the subject outweighs the fact that the results have already appeared elsewhere. The method of arriving at the results appears to be original.
Subject: Physics, Mathematics
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1854.0007 Vol.144 1854 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT.48.6 |
| RR/2/198 |
| PT/48/6 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6316 | Hopkins; William (1793 - 1866) | 1793 - 1866 |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |