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RefNoRR/7/55bis
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by James Clerk Maxwell, on a paper 'On the mathematical theory of stream-lines, especially those with four foci and upwards' by William John Macquorn Rankine
Date2 March 1870
DescriptionRecommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, as it 'may prove useful in deducing general principles from the data of experiment and observation and in suggesting plans for further reserved'.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871].
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionReport on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1871.0011
RelatedRecordRR/7/55
RR/7/56
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8259Maxwell; James Clerk (1831 - 1879); physicist1831 - 1879
NA1846Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872)1820 - 1872
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