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Subject: Mathematics

Reference number
CLP/24/13
Earliest possible date
c.17th century
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Collins

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John Collins, Paper, 'Discourse to prove that the roots of all equations might be calculated by the aid of tables' by John Collins, c.17th century, CLP/24/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_13/paper-discourse-to-prove-that-the-roots-of-all-equations-might-be-calculated-by-the-aid-of-tables-by-john-collins, accessed on 24 April 2025

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    Dates: 1592 - 1741

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