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Short paper with mathematical calculations on the quadrature of a circle. Preceded by a covering letter from Hartley addressed to the Duke of Sussex.

Subject: Mathematics

Written by Hartley at 10 York Place, Stepney [London].

Reference number
AP/16/15
Earliest possible date
03 May 1831
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
5 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'The quadrature of the globe, and consequently of time' by J G [John George] Hartley, 03 May 1831, AP/16/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_16_15/unpublished-paper-the-quadrature-of-the-globe-and-consequently-of-time-by-j-g-john-george-hartley, accessed on 14 December 2025

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