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Unpublished paper, 'On the period of the reciprocal of every prime number between 110,000 and 120,000' by William Shanks

Reference number: AP/61/6

Date: 1880

Description

Shanks presents further tables of the reciprocals of prime numbers (see AP/60/16).

Note on front reads 'Not read - to be kept in the archives for reference'. Preceded by a letter dated 15 December 1880.

Subject: Mathematics

Received 16 December 1880.

Reference number
AP/61/6
Earliest possible date
1880
Physical description
Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Page extent
6 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Shanks

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William Shanks, Unpublished paper, 'On the period of the reciprocal of every prime number between 110,000 and 120,000' by William Shanks, 1880, AP/61/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_61_6/unpublished-paper-on-the-period-of-the-reciprocal-of-every-prime-number-between-110000-and-120000-by-william-shanks, accessed on 06 December 2024

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