| RefNo | RR/8/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, on a paper 'On the influence of geological changes on the earth's axis of rotation' by George Howard Darwin |
| Date | 7 March 1877 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Considers the conclusions and theory to be sound, and a good basis for further researches. The mathematical section has been made 'too difficult by the equations written down, and by the mode of treatment adopted'. Gives a thorough mathematical discussion of the problem. If the author wishes not to improve this section and instead print is as-is, the paper is still recommended for publication. Will send a graphical construction the next day.
Subject: Geology, Physics
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1877] |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1877.0008 Vol.167 1877 |
| RelatedRecord | RR/8/13 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist | 1824 - 1907 |
| NA8198 | Darwin; Sir; George Howard (1845 - 1912); mathematician and geophysicist | 1845 - 1912 |