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Unpublished paper, 'The higher theory of elliptic integrals, treated from Jacobi's functions as its basis' by F W Newman

Reference number: AP/42/12

Date: 1859

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Newman shares his work on the higher theory of elliptic integrals, expanding upon Jacobi's work on the topic.

Marked as 'Archives Dec/59'. Annotations in pencil throughout.

Subject: Mathematics

Received 3 March 1859. Read 31 March 1859. Communicated by Booth.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 9 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The higher theory of elliptic integrals, treated from Jacobi's functions as its basis'.

Reference number
AP/42/12
Earliest possible date
1859
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper; booklet with marbled cover
Page extent
39 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Francis William Newman

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Francis William Newman, Unpublished paper, 'The higher theory of elliptic integrals, treated from Jacobi's functions as its basis' by F W Newman, 1859, AP/42/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_42_12/unpublished-paper-the-higher-theory-of-elliptic-integrals-treated-from-jacobis-functions-as-its-basis-by-f-w-newman, accessed on 13 June 2026

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