Record

RefNoRR/2/92
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, on a paper 'On induced and other magnetic forces' by William Snow Harris
Date6 February 1852
DescriptionNot recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. No new results are put forward in the paper. 'I think the author would not desire its publication' if he was aware of the laws of magnetism as they are curently understood. Publishing in its current form would only cause confusion and doubt'.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0036 Vol.6 1854
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist1824 - 1907
NA8346Harris; Sir; William Snow (1791 - 1867)1791 - 1867
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