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Unpublished letters, regarding quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to the President of the Royal Society

Reference number: AP/14/11

Date: 1828-1830

Description

Two letters from Hudson to the President of the Royal Society [Davies Gilbert] regarding Hudson's method for quadrating the circle and experiments he has performed to test his method.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Hudson in Howrah [West Bengal, India].

Reference number
AP/14/11
Earliest possible date
1828-1830
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
20 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letters, regarding quadrature of the circle from Charles Hudson to the President of the Royal Society, 1828-1830, AP/14/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_14_11/unpublished-letters-regarding-quadrature-of-the-circle-from-charles-hudson-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 10 October 2024

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