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Roworth provides his attempt to solve the problem of the quadrature of the circle using an equation for the segment of 90 degrees in a paper and a follow-up letter. Preceded by a covering letter from Roworth to the Secretary of the Royal Society.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Roworth in Patna, Bahar [Bihar, India].

Reference number
AP/12/22
Earliest possible date
April-May 1825
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
14 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper and letters, on the quadrature of the circle by Mark Roworth, April-May 1825, AP/12/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_22/unpublished-paper-and-letters-on-the-quadrature-of-the-circle-by-mark-roworth, accessed on 20 January 2026

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