| Reference number | RR/7/54 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William John Macquorn Rankine, on his paper 'On the thermodynamic theory of waves of finite longitudinal disturbance' to the Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Date | 24 May 1870 |
| Description | Has read the reports on his paper by James Clerk Maxwell and William Thomson and has come to the conclusion that pages 14 to 19 should be omitted from his paper.
Subject: Physics
[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1870]. |
| 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.1870.0015 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/7/51 |
| RR/7/52 |
| RR/7/53 |
| AP/51/10 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1846 | Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872) | 1820 - 1872 |