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Unpublished paper and letter, 'Geometrical trisection of an angle' by John Nicholetts

Reference number: AP/11/13

Date: 01 December 1823

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Nicholetts provides his method of trisecting an angle, providing the theory and a demonstration of his method. Includes one page of figures. Preceded by a covering letter from Nicholetts to William Thomas Brande.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Nicholetts in South Petherton, Somerset [England].

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AP/11/13
Earliest possible date
01 December 1823
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper and letter, 'Geometrical trisection of an angle' by John Nicholetts, 01 December 1823, AP/11/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_11_13/unpublished-paper-and-letter-geometrical-trisection-of-an-angle-by-john-nicholetts, accessed on 12 December 2024

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