Unpublished letter, regarding quadrature of the circle from David Rodgers to the Royal Society
Reference number: AP/37/18
Date: 25 February 1854
Description
Rodgers presents his proposed solution to the problem of squaring the circle.
Includes two pages of geometrical figures.
Subject: Mathematics / Geometry
- Reference number
- AP/37/18
- Earliest possible date
- 25 February 1854
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Drawing
Manuscript
Creator name
David Rodgers
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David Rodgers, Unpublished letter, regarding quadrature of the circle from David Rodgers to the Royal Society, 25 February 1854, AP/37/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_37_18/unpublished-letter-regarding-quadrature-of-the-circle-from-david-rodgers-to-the-royal-society, accessed on 08 October 2026
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Archived papers: volume 37, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1853-1855
1853-1855 Reference number: AP/37
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Dates: 1768 - 1989
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