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Dryden provides an analysis of angular calculus with numerous examples and various formulae. Preceded by a follow-up letter from Dryden to the Royal Society.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Dryden in Shildon near Bp [Bishop] Auckland [Durham, England]. Received by the Royal Society on 3 June 1830. Read on 17 June 1830.

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AP/14/6
Earliest possible date
1830
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
24 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper and letter, 'On angular calculus' by John Dryden, 1830, AP/14/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_14_6/unpublished-paper-and-letter-on-angular-calculus-by-john-dryden, accessed on 17 June 2026

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