Extract of a letter, from John Allen to James Theobald, dated at Bridgewater, Somerset
Reference number: EL/A/63
Date: 15 May 1736
Description
Allen informs Theobald about a man who has demonstrated the quadrature of the circle
Subject: Mathematics/ Geometry
Read to the Royal Society on 3 June 1736
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- EL/A/63
- Earliest possible date
- 15 May 1736
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Allen, Extract of a letter, from John Allen to James Theobald, dated at Bridgewater, Somerset, 15 May 1736, EL/A/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_63/extract-of-a-letter-from-john-allen-to-james-theobald-dated-at-bridgewater-somerset, accessed on 12 October 2024
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
Early Letters: A, letters in natural philosophy from correspondents with surname starting 'A'
1664-1736 Reference number: EL/A
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John Allen
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James Theobald
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