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This paper was originally enclosed with a letter from Alexander Cuming to James Jurin dated 11 November 1727 at Edinburgh; no longer present with manuscript. The paper contains a demonstration of Sir Isaac Newton's rule of algebra for finding the number of impossible roots in an equation with an improvement upon it.

Subject: Mathematics

Read to the Royal Society 28 March 1728.

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CLP/1/10
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1728
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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George Campbell

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George Campbell, Paper, on quadratic equations by Mr [George?] Campbel [Campbell], 1728, CLP/1/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_1_10/paper-on-quadratic-equations-by-mr-george-campbel-campbell, accessed on 10 December 2024

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