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Walsh uses several examples to illustrate the applications of the binomial theorem to permutations. Minor corrections appear in graphite.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Walsh in Cork [Ireland]. Communicated by W T [William Thomas] Brande. Read to the Royal Society on 6 June 1822.

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AP/11/21
Earliest possible date
01 June 1822
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Ink on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'On the binomial theorem' by John Walsh, 01 June 1822, AP/11/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_11_21/unpublished-paper-on-the-binomial-theorem-by-john-walsh, accessed on 12 November 2025

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