| Reference number | RR/7/132 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William John Macquorn Rankine and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On the unequal distribution of weight and support in ships, and its effects in still water, in waves, and in exceptional positions on shore' by Edward James Reed |
| Date | 8 March 1871 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions.The calculations and graphic constructions are 'of great value'.
Contains a note from William Thomson (dated 9 May 1871), concurring with Rankine's opinions on the paper. He believes the paper is valuable 'not only to naval architects, but to other scientific men'.
Subject: Engineering
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871]. |
| Extent | 2p |
| 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.1871.0017 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/7/133 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |
| NA6456 | Reed; Sir; Edward James (1830 - 1906) | 1830 - 1906 |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |