Unpublished paper and letter, 'The circle' by Smith Swan
Reference number: AP/12/23
Date: 1826
Description
Swan writes about the properties of the circle and the rules that underpin its geometry. He includes lengthy calculations relating to diameters and circumferences of circles. Includes two sets of illustrations in the text. Preceded by a covering letter to Sir Joseph Banks [who had died in 1820].
Subject: Mathematics
Written by Swan in Bildeston near Hadleigh, Suffolk [England].
- Reference number
- AP/12/23
- Earliest possible date
- 1826
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 13 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Unpublished paper and letter, 'The circle' by Smith Swan, 1826, AP/12/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_23/unpublished-paper-and-letter-the-circle-by-smith-swan, accessed on 21 May 2026
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Archived papers: volume 12, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1825-1826
1824-1828 Reference number: AP/12
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Joseph Banks
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