Unpublished letter, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Ange di Corone to the Royal Society
Reference number: AP/31/5
Date: 24 June 1849
Description
Di Corone shares his solution for squaring the circle.
Includes one geometric figure illustrating his method.
Subject: Mathematics / Geometry
Written by di Corone at 10 Golden Square, London.
- Reference number
- AP/31/5
- Earliest possible date
- 24 June 1849
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Drawing
Manuscript
Creator name
Ange di Corone
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Ange di Corone, Unpublished letter, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Ange di Corone to the Royal Society, 24 June 1849, AP/31/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_31_5/unpublished-letter-regarding-the-quadrature-of-the-circle-from-ange-di-corone-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 December 2025
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Archived papers: volume 31, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1848-1849
1848-1849 Reference number: AP/31
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Dates: 1768 - 1989
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