William John Macquorn Rankine

XV. On the thermodynamic theory of waves of finite longitudinal disturbance

William John Macquorn Rankine · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London · 1870 · 372 citations

VI. On the exact form of waves near the surface of deep water

William John Macquorn Rankine · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London · 1863 · 106 citations · Full text

XVII. <i>Principle of the equilibrium of polyhedral frames</i>

William John Macquorn Rankine · The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science · 1864 · 57 citations

Discrete Geometry, Engineering, Dynamic Equilibrium +5

X. On plane water-lines in two dimensions

William John Macquorn Rankine · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London · 1864 · 33 citations

On the causes of the unexpected breakage of the journals of railway axles; and on the mean of preventing such accidents by observing the law of continuity in their construction

William John Macquorn Rankine · Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1843 · 32 citations

Reliability, Railway Traffic, Engineering +13