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Unpublished letter, regarding geometry of pyramids from John Walsh to Davies Gilbert

Reference number: AP/10/27

Date: 07 December 1831

Description

Walsh describes his research and theories relating to the geometry of pyramids, including the cubation of the pyramid.

A note by Gilbert in red ink final page verso states that Gilbert had written to Walsh on numerous occasions.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Walsh in Leitrim Street, Cork [Ireland] on 7 and 8 December 1831 and addressed to Gilbert in Westminster, London.

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AP/10/27
Earliest possible date
07 December 1831
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, regarding geometry of pyramids from John Walsh to Davies Gilbert, 07 December 1831, AP/10/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_27/unpublished-letter-regarding-geometry-of-pyramids-from-john-walsh-to-davies-gilbert, accessed on 15 October 2024

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