Unpublished paper, regarding geometry by [Johann Caspar Fraenkel]
Reference number: AP/2/4a
Date: 1828
Description
Unpublished paper by Fraenkel relating loosely to his previous paper on catapults, found at AP/2/4. This paper discusses four additional subjects: angles of incidence and reflection, calculation of infinite square roots, division of a circle, and Pythagoras' axiom. Fraenkel includes the paper in both German and in French. The paper includes five supporting illustrations.
Subject: Mathematics
- Reference number
- AP/2/4a
- Earliest possible date
- 1828
- Physical description
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- Page extent
- 58 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Johann Caspar Fraenkel
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Johann Caspar Fraenkel, Unpublished paper, regarding geometry by [Johann Caspar Fraenkel], 1828, AP/2/4a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_2_4a/unpublished-paper-regarding-geometry-by-johann-caspar-fraenkel, accessed on 11 November 2025
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Archived papers: volume 2, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors D to K
late 18th century - mid 19th century Reference number: AP/2
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