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Paper, Account of 'General method of describing geometrical curves by the resolution and intersection of right lines only in a letter to Dr [Benjamin] Hoadly by William Braikenridge [Brakenridge]' by [Robert] Barker

Reference number: CLP/22ii/67

Date: 18th century

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Subject: Geometry, Mathematics

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CLP/22ii/67
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18th century
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Barker

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William Brakenridge

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Robert Barker, William Brakenridge, Paper, Account of 'General method of describing geometrical curves by the resolution and intersection of right lines only in a letter to Dr [Benjamin] Hoadly by William Braikenridge [Brakenridge]' by [Robert] Barker, 18th century, CLP/22ii/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_22ii_67/paper-account-of-general-method-of-describing-geometrical-curves-by-the-resolution-and-intersection-of-right-lines-only-in-a-letter-to-dr-benjamin-hoadly-by-william-braikenridge-brakenridge-by-robert-barker, accessed on 05 December 2025

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