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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Ange di Corone, Unpublished letter, regarding the quadrature of the circle from Ange di Corone to the Royal Society, 24 June 1849, AP/31/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_31_5/unpublished-letter-regarding-the-quadrature-of-the-circle-from-ange-di-corone-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 11 December 2025

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