| Reference number | RR/3/230 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Couch Adams, on a paper 'On the stability of loose earth' by William John Macquorn Rankine |
| Date | 29 December 1855 |
| Description | Referee cannot offer an opinion on the paper, as he is not well-acquainted with the subject matter. If Thomson is of the opinion that the paper should be published, he will agree with him.
Subject: Engineering/Physics
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1857]. |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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.1857.0003 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/3/229 |
| RR/3/231 |
| RR/3/232 |
| RR/3/233 |
| RR/3/234 |
| RR/3/235 |
| PT.56.2 |
| PT/56/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7558 | Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); mathematician and astronomer | 1819 - 1892 |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |