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Unpublished letters, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to the President of the Royal Society [Davies Gilbert]

Reference number: AP/12/13

Date: 1825-1828

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Hudson summarises three letters sent by him to Thomas Young regarding the quadrature of the circle, and then adds further calculations relative to the subject. He explains that he has calculated the value of pi and the quadrature and square of quadrature to upwards of 42 decimal places. Followed by copies of letters of 2 April 1825, 20 January 1826, and 9 June 1826 addressed to Young.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Hudson in West Bengal, India.

Reference number
AP/12/13
Earliest possible date
1825-1828
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
31 pages
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Manuscript

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Unpublished letters, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to the President of the Royal Society [Davies Gilbert], 1825-1828, AP/12/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_13/unpublished-letters-regarding-the-quadrature-of-the-circle-from-charles-hudson-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society-davies-gilbert, accessed on 19 January 2025

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