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Unpublished extract and letter, 'A problem to trisect the arc of a circle, the solution of which, has, (it is presumed), been hitherto unknown' by W [William] Barnes

Reference number: AP/14/1

Date: 1830

Description

Printed paper in which Barnes illustrates his method of trisecting the arc of a circle, including a demonstration example. Preceded by a covering letter for AP/14/1-3 from Barnes to the Secretary of the Royal Society.

Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
AP/14/1
Earliest possible date
1830
Physical description
Ink on paper; typescript on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished extract and letter, 'A problem to trisect the arc of a circle, the solution of which, has, (it is presumed), been hitherto unknown' by W [William] Barnes, 1830, AP/14/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_14_1/unpublished-extract-and-letter-a-problem-to-trisect-the-arc-of-a-circle-the-solution-of-which-has-it-is-presumed-been-hitherto-unknown-by-w-william-barnes, accessed on 05 October 2024

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