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Unpublished paper, 'On the theory of the polyedra' by Thomas P [Penyngton] Kirkman

Reference number: AP/44/6

Date: 1862

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Unpublished portion of a paper by Kirkman (see AP/43/5), an abstract of which was published in volume 10 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the theory of the polyedra'. Marked on front as 'Archives 1862'.

Subject: Mathematics / Geometry

Received 3 January 1862.

Reference number
AP/44/6
Earliest possible date
1862
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
192 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Thomas Penyngton Kirkman, Unpublished paper, 'On the theory of the polyedra' by Thomas P [Penyngton] Kirkman, 1862, AP/44/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_44_6/unpublished-paper-on-the-theory-of-the-polyedra-by-thomas-p-penyngton-kirkman, accessed on 18 May 2025

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