Record

Reference numberRR/44/88
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Louis Napoleon George Filon, on a paper 'The tightness of the teeth, considered as a problem concerning the equilibrium of a thin incompressible elastic membrane' by John Lighton Synge
DateFebruary 1932
DescriptionSectional committee: Mathematics

Not recommended for publication. He doesn't see how the paper can be usefully amended in its current form and it would take drastic reconstruction before it can be considered suitable. Some of the author's assumptions are doubtful and some statements seem incorrect.

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1933].

Endorsed on verso as received 26 February 1932.
Extent5p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionStandardised form (type D) and notes on paper
Digital imagesView item on Science in the Making
Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rsta.1933.0012
Related records in the catalogueRR/44/89
RR/44/90
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1233Filon; Louis Napoleon George (1875 - 1937); mathematical physicist and university administrator1875 - 1937
NA2243Synge; John Lighton (1897 - 1995)1897 - 1995
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView