| Reference number | RR/4/88 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine , on a paper 'On the resistance of glass globes and cylinders to collapse from external pressure; and on the tensile and compressive strength of various kinds of glass' by William Fairbairn and Thomas Tate |
| Date | 6 July 1859 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.
Subject: Physics
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1859]. |
| 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.1859.0012 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/4/87 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |
| NA6039 | Fairbairn; Sir; William (1789 - 1874) | 1789 - 1874 |