Record

RefNoRR/2/237
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by John Frederick William Herschel, on a paper 'A mathematical theory of magnetism' by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
Date6 July 1850
DescriptionRecommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Wonders if the paper is a continuation of another, possibly published in 1849, the volume of which the reviewer has not yet received. Suggests this paper would be best reviewed by whoever reviewed the first part.

Subject: Mathematics

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1851.0012 Vol.141 1851
RelatedRecordPT.40.10
PT/40/10
PT/40/11
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist1824 - 1907
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