Unpublished paper, 'The higher theory of elliptic integrals, treated from Jacobi's functions as its basis' by F W Newman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
Description
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Francis William Newman, Unpublished paper, 'The higher theory of elliptic integrals, treated from Jacobi's functions as its basis' by F W Newman, 1859, AP/42/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_42_12/unpublished-paper-the-higher-theory-of-elliptic-integrals-treated-from-jacobis-functions-as-its-basis-by-f-w-newman, accessed on 13 June 2026
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Date: 31st December 1859
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1857.0144
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