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RefNoRR/3/230
LevelItem
TitleLetter from John Couch Adams, on a paper 'On the stability of loose earth' by William John Macquorn Rankine
Date29 December 1855
DescriptionReferee cannot offer an opinion on the paper, as he is not well-acquainted with the subject matter. If Thomson is of the opinion that the paper should be published, he will agree with him.

Subject: Engineering/Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1857].
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLetter on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1857.0003
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7558Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); astronomer1819 - 1892
NA1846Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872)1820 - 1872
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