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Unpublished letter, regarding paper on radii of curvature from John Walsh to P [Peter Mark] Roget

Reference number: AP/10/26

Date: 1831

Description

Covering letter for Walsh's paper titled 'On the radii of curvature', found at AP/10/25. Walsh claims that his paper combats prejudices and states that his own mathematical brilliance may 'wound' the pride of professors of science around Europe.

Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
AP/10/26
Earliest possible date
1831
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, regarding paper on radii of curvature from John Walsh to P [Peter Mark] Roget, 1831, AP/10/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_26/unpublished-letter-regarding-paper-on-radii-of-curvature-from-john-walsh-to-p-peter-mark-roget, accessed on 10 December 2024

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