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Kennedy claims to have found the quardature of the circle through calculations involving a squaring and terminating number, providing proofs to support his assertion.

Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
AP/2/15
Earliest possible date
early 19th century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Kennedy

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William Kennedy, Unpublished paper, regarding the quadrature of the circle by William Kennedy, early 19th century, AP/2/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_2_15/unpublished-paper-regarding-the-quadrature-of-the-circle-by-william-kennedy, accessed on 01 December 2024

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