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Note in answer to a letter by Mr [Richard] Townley, from William Brouncker

Reference number: EL/B1/12

Date: 29 January 1671

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Brouncker's note states that the table was calculated without the help of any figures but by a simple method. However he feels that it is not necessary to mention it here because it has been hinted at and that Townley is in the right
A note, in another hand, states that this is Brouncker's answer to the foregoing letter viz Mr Townley

Subject: Mathematics

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EL/B1/12
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29 January 1671
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Brouncker

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William Brouncker, Note in answer to a letter by Mr [Richard] Townley, from William Brouncker, 29 January 1671, EL/B1/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_12/note-in-answer-to-a-letter-by-mr-richard-townley-from-william-brouncker, accessed on 05 October 2024

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