| Reference number | RR/12/331 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Davidson Niven, on a paper 'On a type of spherical harmonics of unrestricted degree, order, and argument' by Ernest William Hobson |
| Date | 28 February 1896 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The material covered is not new, but it is comprehensive, thorough and accurate. Does find the character of the subject unattractive, due to the great length of the paper. Much of the paper is composed of calculations, which cannot be easily summarised. Suggests adding a table of contents and expanding the abstract. Refers to work of Heinrich Eduard Heine.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 1896] |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1896.0013 Vol.187 1896 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6649 | Niven; Sir; William Davidson (1842 - 1917); mathematician and electrical engineer | 1842 - 1917 |
| NA2170 | Hobson; Ernest William (1856 - 1933) | 1856 - 1933 |