| Reference number | RR/7/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin on a paper 'On the thermodynamic theory of waves of finite longitudinal disturbance' by William John Macquorn Rankine |
| Date | 7 March 1870 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, with modifications. The 'simple elementary method' used in the experiment is 'very valuable'.
Subject: Physics
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1870]. |
| 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.1870.0015 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/7/52 |
| RR/7/53 |
| RR/7/54 |
| AP/51/10 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |