| Reference number | RR/2/205 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'On the theory of waves' by Andrew John Robertson |
| Date | 15 February 1853 |
| Description | Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The subject has been covered numerous times previously by other authors. Deduces from the extensive references that the author is a 'young mathematician'. Some of the results and conclusions are erroneous. The paper is fit for the Philosophical Journal, or similar.
Subject: Mathematics
[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0086 Vol.6 1854 |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP.34.20 |
| RR/2/202 |
| RR/2/203 |
| RR/2/204 |
| AP/34/20 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); British astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |