| Reference number | RR/5/216 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On plane water-lines in two dimensions' by William John Macquorn Rankine |
| Date | [1864] |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper has theoretical and practical parts. Gives extensive discussion and criticism of the points of the paper.
Subject: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1864] |
| Extent | 6p |
| 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.1864.0010 Vol.154 1864 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/5/214 |
| RR/5/215 |
| PT/70/7 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8259 | Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist | 1831 - 1879 |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |