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Unpublished paper, 'On the theory of the polyedra' by Thomas P [Penyngton] Kirkman

Reference number: AP/43/5

Date: 1861

Description

Kirkman writes on 'the complete resolution of the problem of the polyedra', presenting a classification of polyedra as to symmetry, which includes zoned symmetry, zoneless axial symmetry, mixed symmetry, neuter symmetry and asymmetrical. He goes on to explain this classification.

Annotations in pencil throughout. Marked on front as 'Archives Oct[ober] 24 1861'.

Subject: Mathematics / Geometry

Received 10 May 1861. Read 30 May 1861.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 10 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the theory of the polyedra'.

Reference number
AP/43/5
Earliest possible date
1861
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
334 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Thomas Penyngton Kirkman

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Thomas Penyngton Kirkman, Unpublished paper, 'On the theory of the polyedra' by Thomas P [Penyngton] Kirkman, 1861, AP/43/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_43_5/unpublished-paper-on-the-theory-of-the-polyedra-by-thomas-p-penyngton-kirkman, accessed on 06 December 2024

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