| Reference number | RR/5/70 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Thomas Romney Robinson, on a paper 'On the magnetic character of the armour-plated ships of the royal navy, and on the effect on the compass of particular arrangements of iron in a ship' by Frederick John Owen Evans and Archibald Smith |
| Date | 22 April 1865 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Recommends also that the paper be circulated amongst ship builders and commanders. 'Would that our Rulers could be taught that Science is not only Power but Economy'.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1865] |
| 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.1865.0005 Vol.155 1865 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/72/4 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2440 | Robinson; Thomas Romney (1792 - 1882) | 1792 - 1882 |
| NA2166 | Evans; Sir; Frederick John Owen (1815 - 1885) | 1815 - 1885 |
| NA1486 | Smith; Archibald (1813 - 1872) | 1813 - 1872 |