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Unpublished paper, 'On the radii of curvature' by John Walsh

Reference number: AP/10/25

Date: 01 May 1831

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Walsh attempts to solve the problem of the radii of curvature and the line of quickest descent, first raised by 17th-century mathematicians. Covering letter found at AP/10/26.

Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
AP/10/25
Earliest possible date
01 May 1831
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'On the radii of curvature' by John Walsh, 01 May 1831, AP/10/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_25/unpublished-paper-on-the-radii-of-curvature-by-john-walsh, accessed on 24 April 2025

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