Philosophical Magazine 83(30), pp. 3427–3462.
| 1. | On page 3427, the first line of the Abstract should have read as follows: Results obtained from a series of experimental investigations are described in which elastic polyisoprene hemispheres and elastic rubber cones of included angles of 60°, 90°, 120°, and 150° were loaded normally on to smooth blocks of soda-lime glass and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) containing 5% and 10% by volume of the curing agent. | ||||
| 2. | On page 3432, § 2.2. Elastic flats, section (iv) should have read as follows: A block of PDMS elastomer (Sylgard 184, Dow Corning, USA) of dimensions 32 mm × 28 mm × 25 mm, made by mixing in 5% by volume of the curing agent; this block is referred to as PDMS (1:20). | ||||
The authors apologise for this error and any consequent inconvenience caused to authors and readers.