| Reference number | RR/8/153 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on two papers 'On the precession of a viscous spheroid, and on the remote history of the Earth' and 'Problems connected with the tides of viscous spheroid' by George Howard Darwin |
| Date | 13 May 1879 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. As the author is visiting soon, the referee hopes to discus the papers with him and gain some clarification before writing a fuller report.
Subject: Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics
[Both papers published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1879] |
| 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.1879.0073 Vol.170 1879 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1879.0074 Vol.170 1879 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/8/154 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA8198 | Darwin; Sir; George Howard (1845 - 1912); mathematician and geophysicist | 1845 - 1912 |