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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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13 letters from Thomas Penyngton Kirkman; 0 letters from John Frederick William Herschel

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for acknowledging his mathematical memoir. Intended his paper on polyhedra for the French prize, but was annoyed they would not recognize his work, so submitted it to the Royal Society [of London] instead. Is sending a paper to William Cavendish (7th Duke of Devonshire), who is a mathematician.

Reference number: HS/11/43

Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the report of the polyedra prize question of the French Academy.

Reference number: HS/11/44

Autograph letter signed by sender. Further regarding the polyedra prize of the French Academy.

Reference number: HS/11/45
1863

Autograph letter signed by sender. Many thanks for his information. Comments again on the prize being offered by the Academy. The answer is now being published by the Royal Society [of London]

Reference number: HS/11/46

Autograph letter signed by sender. Has lately resumed the study of the theory of groups. Further comments on the French Academy and the award of the mathematical medal.

Reference number: HS/11/47

Autograph letter signed by sender. Outlining the events leading to the rejection of his claim for the French Academy medal for mathematics.

Reference number: HS/11/48

First two pages of autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a demonstration of the last theorem of Pierre Fermat, which has been the subject of a prize of the Academy many times. Would like his views on the logic. Arthur Cayley has done everything possible to prevent T. Kirkman from winning the Academy medal.

Reference number: HS/11/49

Autograph letter signed by sender. Finds part of his proof was defective, but it makes no difference to the final result.

Reference number: HS/11/50

Autograph letter signed by sender. Having sent a bad proof, now sends a sound one.

Reference number: HS/11/51

Autographed letter, incomplete. Hopes he glanced at the last words of T. Kirkman's article on the polyhedra in the Royal Society [of London] Proceedings.

Reference number: HS/11/53

Last two pages of letter. Sending a demonstration of the last theorem of Pierre Fermat, which has been the subject of a prize of the Academy many times. Would like his views on the logic. Arthur Cayley has done everything possible to prevent T. Kirkman from winning the Academy medal.

Reference number: HS/11/54

Postscript to letter. Sending a demonstration of the last theorem of Pierre Fermat, which has been the subject of a prize of the Academy many times. Would like his views on the logic. Arthur Cayley has done everything possible to prevent T. Kirkman from winning the Academy medal.

Reference number: HS/11/55
1864

Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased with John Frederick William Herschel's weighty and judicious rebuke. Sends a copy of a letter he wrote to the Times concerning religion and the natural sciences.

Reference number: HS/11/52