After completing this research Stokes discovered that Duhamel had already obtained similar results but, since Duhamel had been working on the distribution of heat in solids, Stokes decided that his results were obtained in a sufficiently different situation to justify him publishing.
Matapos makumpleto ang research Stokes natuklasan na Duhamel nagkaroon na nakuha katulad na mga resulta ngunit, dahil Duhamel had been gumawa sa ang pamamahagi ng init sa solids, Stokes nagpasya na ang kanyang mga resulta ay makukuha sa iba't ibang sitwasyon ng isang may sapat na pawalang-sala ang kanya-publish.