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MS 013 – MICHELL, John Henry (1863-1940)
Mathematician

Michell was Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Melbourne from 1891 and then Professor 1923-28. During the period 1890-1902 he published his researches in the theory of hydrodynamics and elasticity and became a world leader in the field.

Notes taken at Cambridge of lectures by J J Thomson and E J Routh 1884-90

Drafts of 8 papers on the deformation of rods and plates from 1898

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